[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 7, 1994]
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                    CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTION ACT

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of the conference report accompanying S. 
21, the California Desert Protection Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. WALLOP. Mr. President, I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I move to proceed to the conference 
report accompanying S. 21, the California Desert Protection Act.
  Mr. WALLOP. I ask that the report be read, Mr. President.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the conference report.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to read the conference report.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further 
reading of the conference report be dispensed with.
  Mr. WALLOP. Mr. President, I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  The clerk will continue to read the conference report.
  The legislative clerk continued with the reading of the conference 
report.
  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I move to suspend the reading.
  Mr. SIMPSON. I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  The clerk will continue reading the conference report.
  The legislative clerk continued with the reading of the conference 
report.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of 
the conference report be dispensed with.
  Mr. WALLOP. Mr. President, I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The clerk will continue to 
read the report.
  The bill clerk continued with the reading of the conference report.
  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
reading be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I have been asked to object and I do 
object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  The legislative clerk continued with the reading of the conference 
report.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of 
the conference report be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, we object. I have to object on this side.
  Mr. PRYOR. I thank the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Murray). The clerk will continue to read 
the conference report.
  The legislative clerk continued with the reading of the conference 
report.
  Mrs. FEINSTEIN addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Murray). The Senator from California.
  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that further 
reading of the conference report be suspended.
  Mr. HATCH. I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  The legislative clerk continued with the reading of the conference 
report.
  (The conference report is printed in the House proceedings of the 
Record of October 4, 1994.)
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question now occurs on the motion to 
proceed to the conference report.
  Is there further debate?
  The Senator from Arizona is recognized.
  Mr. McCAIN. Thank you, Madam President.
  I rise in opposition to the legislation. I hope we can get our 
differences resolved.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion to proceed is not debatable.
  The question is on agreeing to the motion to proceed.
  The motion to proceed was agreed to.

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