[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 38 (Tuesday, April 12, 1994)]
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                          ORDERS FOR TOMORROW

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the 
Senate completes its business today it stand in recess until 9:30 a.m. 
on Wednesday, April 13; that, following the prayer, the Journal of 
proceedings be deemed approved to date and the time for the two leaders 
reserved for their use later in the day; that there then be a period 
for morning business not to extend beyond 9:45 a.m. with Senators 
permitted to speak therein for up to 5 minutes each, with Senator 
Lieberman recognized for up to 5 minutes; that at 9:45 a.m. the Senate 
resume consideration of S. 21, with the time until 10 a.m. under the 
control of Senator Byrd; that at 10 a.m., without any intervening 
action, the Senate vote on final passage of the bill as provided for 
under a previous unanimous-consent agreement; further, that upon 
disposition of S. 21, the Senate then proceed to the consideration of 
Calendar No. 375, S. 455, a bill relating to payments in lieu of taxes 
under the authority and limitations granted in a previous unanimous-
consent agreement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, there are a number of nominations 
pending on the Executive Calendar, some of which have been pending for 
some time. We have been attempting to obtain approval from our 
Republican colleagues to proceed to these nominations, and I have been 
advised by the Republican leader, through his staff, that our 
Republican colleagues will not agree to permit a vote to occur on two 
of the pending nominations, which we had hoped to have cleared. That is 
to say, the Republicans will filibuster these nominations if presented 
and, therefore, it requires a motion to invoke cloture to end the 
filibuster in order to bring these to a vote.
  Under the circumstances, I have no alternative but to do so with 
respect to two of the nominations at this time.

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