[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 20, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 20, 1994]
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 COMMENDING THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPECIAL DELEGATION TO HAITI--SENATE 
                             RESOLUTION 259

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Senate Resolution 259. Regarding Haiti, 
submitted earlier today by myself and Senator Dole and others; that no 
amendments or motions to commit be in order to the resolution or the 
preamble; that the Senate vote on adoption of the resolution no later 
than 3 p.m. tomorrow; that the preamble be agreed to immediately upon 
the disposition of the resolution; and that the time for debate 
tomorrow on the resolution be equally divided between the two leaders 
or their designees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection.
  The Senator from Wisconsin.
  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, when I 
spoke earlier this evening on the resolution which has been proposed, I 
indicated that I intended to offer an amendment stating the sense of 
the Senate that Congress should vote--up or down--on a measure 
containing specific authorization for the use of U.S. forces and 
military operations in Haiti on or before October 15, the date on which 
the new agreement calls for the military dictators to step down.
  I stated in some detail, why I believe the President needs specific 
authorization from the Congress for the Haiti operation. I have, 
however, agreed not to offer that sense-of-the-Senate language to the 
pending measure and will instead introduce it as a freestanding 
resolution for appropriate reference.
  I strongly believe this specific authorization should be voted on in 
the very near future but I recognize the desire of the proponents of 
this resolution to move forward with a unanimous-consent agreement to 
expedite consideration of this resolution and I do not intend to 
object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection. Hearing none, it is so 
ordered.
  Mr. MITCHELL. I thank the Senator from Wisconsin.

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