[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5216-S5217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I further ask that the cloture vote 
scheduled for Thursday occur at 2 p.m. and the mandatory quorum under 
rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, the two 
leaders with several other Members have been working in good faith all 
day to reach a compromise with respect to the consideration of the 
Daschle and Dole/Ashcroft amendment. I hope to reach a unanimous-
consent agreement early tomorrow which would allow us to complete 
action on this bill by noon or shortly thereafter with no further 
amendments in order. Therefore, Members should be on notice that votes 
can be expected to occur during Thursday's session of the Senate 
including final passage of the rescissions bill.
  Also, the Senate is expected to consider and pass the paperwork 
reduction conference report, H.R. 1345, D.C. financial board. I 
understand there may be some amendments. They are trying to work those 
out. I also understand it is 
[[Page S5217]] very important we do this before the recess. Then if we 
complete action on the defense supplemental conference report, H.R. 
1240 regarding child pornography, executive calendar nominations, and I 
think we are working together on all those, we hope to get them all 
done by tomorrow.
  Mr. DASCHLE addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I concur with the information that has 
just been provided by the distinguished majority leader. Let me say, as 
I understand it, at some point he will be putting into the Record the 
summary of our progress so far in our negotiations.
  I think it certainly accurate to say that there is complete agreement 
on the add-backs. We have a number of issues that we have to raise with 
our caucus. That caucus will take place at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, 
and I urge all Senators to be there for this very important discussion. 
Whether or not we have any amendments will be dependent upon our 
discussion there.
  We have come a long way in the last day or so, and as the 
distinguished majority leader has indicated, there have been a lot of 
good-faith discussions on both sides of the aisle. I am pleased with 
our progress, but I think we are now at a point where this ought to be 
subject to a good discussion within our caucus. And we will be prepared 
to talk more about the specifics of this compromise as soon as that 
caucus is complete.
  But I do hope we can finish our work as a result of our negotiations. 
And I am confident that, as a result of our progress, we are much 
closer tonight.
  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Democratic leader.
  Mr. President, I will place in the Record at this point a description 
of the Daschle-Dole compromise, which includes the add-backs and the 
offsets and the total cost of the add-backs, plus total deficit 
reduction, in addition to paying for the add-backs.
  So my colleagues will have notice, it will appear in the Record 
tomorrow morning and they will have a chance to go over it. If there 
are any questions, they can contact either myself or Senator Daschle. 
Hopefully, they will not have any questions.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:
                    Possible Daschle-Dole Compromise

                         [Dollars in millions]

        Add-backs                                                  Cost
  Women, Infants, Children........................................$35.0
  School to Work...................................................25.0
  Child Care........................................................8.4
  Head Start.......................................................42.0
  Goals: 2000......................................................60.0
  Title I Education................................................72.5
  Impact Aid.......................................................16.3
  Safe and Drug-free Schools......................................100.0
  Indian Housing...................................................80.0
  Housing Modernization...........................................220.0
  Americorps......................................................105.0
  Community Development Banks......................................36.0
                                                             __________

    Total.........................................................800.2

        Offset                                                  Savings
  Foreign Operations..............................................$25.0
  HUD Section 8 Project Reserves..................................500.0
  Airport Improvement.............................................700.0
  Libraries........................................................10.0
  Federal Admin. and Travel.......................................225.0
  Water Infrastructure.............................................62.0
  IRS..............................................................50.0
  Corp. for Public Broadcasting ($3.4 in 1997).....................21.6
                                                             __________

    Total........................................................1597.0
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    Deficit reduction............................................$796.8

Addendum: Items in Dole amendment used in Defense Conference.
Foreign Ops $40.0; Legal services $15.0.


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