[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 124 (Friday, July 28, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S10859]
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                           THE SENATE PROGRAM

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I might say to all Senators that the Senate 
will resume consideration of the State Department revitalization bill 
at 2 p.m. on Monday.
  Any rollcall votes will not occur prior to 6 p.m on Monday.
  I might also say that somebody who wants to debate only the State 
Department bill can do so this afternoon if they cannot be here Monday. 
It might be a good opportunity for opening statements which they want 
to make, or some statement about some amendment and a discussion about 
one of their amendments.
  I have also visited with both the minority Democratic whip and the 
Democratic leader. And I think we should put all Senators on notice 
that there probably will be a Saturday session a week from tomorrow.
  We have a lot to do. We would like get out of here as quickly as we 
can in August. We are not going to make the August 4 recess, but 
beginning maybe sometime later in August.
  That is what we will know for certain on Monday. But I want to put 
Senators on notice that there could be a Saturday session on August 5. 
So all Senators should be on notice.
  It is my hope that we will be on with the welfare reform maybe late 
Friday night and, if we should get bogged down on the State Department 
revitalization bill and unable to get cloture on the bill itself, if it 
seems likely we will not get cloture on the second, then I think we 
would move to the DOD authorization bill where I understand that could 
be finished in perhaps 2\1/2\ days.
  Upon completion of that, it would be my intention to try to work 
out--in fact, before we complete--if we can work out some dual-track 
procedure, which we have done in the past, where we consider 
appropriations bills after a certain time each day because the 
appropriators are very anxious that we complete at least six 
appropriations bills before we start the recess. We have completed two. 
I understand one conference has been completed on the legislative 
appropriations. We will take up the conference report next week.
  Energy and water is available now. But there are some problems we are 
trying to work out. There may be as many as three others before Tuesday 
or Wednesday of next week.
  So I just say to my colleagues that on Monday there will be no votes 
until 6 p.m., but I assume there will be votes at 6 p.m., and then we 
are in for probably long nights and maybe a Saturday session next week. 
And we will be in all of the following week.
  Mr. FORD addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky is recognized.
  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, let me thank the distinguished majority 
leader for giving us the advance notice so that we can make 
arrangements for Saturday, August 5, and expect to be here to debate 
and vote on Saturday. Then we would be back at 9 o'clock probably on 
Monday, and continue our effort, whether it is welfare reform or 
whatever the distinguished majority leader wishes to bring up.
  I thank him for giving us this advanced warning. I think all have 
expected that Saturday, August 5, would be used. And I think it is a 
wise use of time by letting us out tomorrow and then coming back.
  So I thank him for that.
  Mr. President, we are now in the period of morning business in which 
each Senator has 5 minutes. Is that is correct?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.

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