[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 134 (Thursday, September 22, 1994)]
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                   RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader is recognized.


                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, and Members of the Senate, there will be 
a period for morning business until 10:30 this morning, at which time 
the Senate will debate for 1 hour on a pending motion to invoke cloture 
on the motion to disagree to the House amendments on campaign finance 
reform.
  Basically, Mr. President, we have taken up and passed the campaign 
finance reform bill, and we are now trying to go to conference with the 
House to reach an agreement so that we can finally act on that 
important measure, but we face a filibuster by our Republican 
colleagues on our effort to go to conference. That will be the subject 
of debate this morning, at which time I will encourage all Senators to 
vote to end the filibuster so that we can proceed to conference on that 
important measure.
  Following disposition of that measure, we will act in an identical 
way on the California desert bill. We face the same situation there. 
The Senate and House have passed bills with respect to the California 
desert. We are trying to get to conference on it. We face a filibuster 
on that effort, as well, and I hope we will have an opportunity to 
debate that following the campaign finance reform bill.
  Thereafter, we will return to consideration of the pending District 
of Columbia appropriations bill.
  Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry. Has all leader time been 
reserved?
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. It has been by a previous order.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I note the presence of the distinguished 
Senator from Indiana, and I yield the floor.

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