[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 26, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10710-S10711]
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                   RYAN WHITE CARE AUTHORIZATION ACT

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the bill.
  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, the intention is to have two amendments 
voted on back to back as near to 6 o'clock or shortly thereafter as 
possible. Then we will continue with two more amendments, with no 
further rollcall votes this evening.
  Tomorrow morning, we will vote on two additional amendments, plus 
final passage on Ryan White.
  Did I state it correctly?
  Mrs. KASSEBAUM. Mr. President, there is a possibility of debate on 
another amendment that Senator Gregg has wanted to offer.
  Mr. HELMS. Yes.
  Mrs. KASSEBAUM. That would be tomorrow morning, as well.
  Mr. BRYAN. Mr. President, I talked with the distinguished floor 
leaders. I need 5 minutes, if possible, to be able to speak as in 
morning business.
  I know the distinguished Senator from North Carolina has the floor. I 
do not want to in any way encroach upon his time. I need to do this.
  Mr. HELMS. Proceed.
  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I would like to have the opportunity to 
ask----
  Mr. HELMS. I still have the floor.
  Mr. FORD. I apologize. I thought when you did that, you gave up the 
floor.
  Mr. HELMS. No way, Jose.
  Provided I do not lose my right to the floor, I yield 5 minutes to 
the Senator from Nevada and to the Senator from Kentucky.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Will the Senator yield for a moment?
  
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  Mr. BRYAN. I yield.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I hope we will have an opportunity to 
listen to the Senator, but we are making good progress on this 
legislation.
  I think we have just had an indication of some of the scheduling 
challenges and difficulties. We are trying to accommodate our Members. 
We would like to try, to the extent that we can, in response to the 
greater number of Senators, to deal with these amendments and try to 
dispose of them.
  We are mindful that Members have matters of sufficient importance to 
address the Senate, but we really hope we can accommodate the greatest 
number of Senators, that we can try to discuss or debate these issues, 
and try to work them out to the extent that we can.
  The only way we can do that is to have those matters up before the 
Senate. I will not object at the present time, but I hope, just to try 
to provide the greatest amount of accommodation to our colleagues, that 
we can have whatever time that we do have this evening focused on this 
bill.
  Mr. FORD. Will the Senator yield?
  Mr. BRYAN. Mr. President, I yield.
  Mr. FORD. Parliamentary inquiry. The distinguished majority whip has 
just offered a motion as it relates to cloture on a motion to proceed.
  Now, on that motion to proceed, if cloture is invoked, and the Ryan 
White legislation has not been finished, the reform legislation has not 
been finished, the gift ban has not been finished, do they all go back 
to the calendar if cloture is invoked?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. We would remain on the cloture until it was 
disposed of.
  Mr. FORD. They would not go back to the calendar because the will of 
the body has been that the legislation would be that motion proposed by 
the majority whip.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will suspend while the precedent is 
checked.
  Mr. BRYAN. I will proceed for about 5 minutes.
  Mr. FORD. I yield the floor until we hear from the Parliamentarian.
  Mr. BRYAN. Let me express my appreciation to the distinguished 
Senator from North Carolina and the floor leadership, who I realize are 
under very difficult time constraints.

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