[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 170 (Tuesday, October 31, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S16372]
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          APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON THE RECONCILIATION BILL

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, you would think after we broke the record on 
votes on the reconciliation bill--we had 39 votes here on Friday, and 
we were here after midnight on Thursday and midnight on Friday--that we 
could proceed to appoint conferees on the reconciliation bill. But I am 
now advised that the Democrats will want to use at least part of the 10 
hours they are permitted under the Budget Act and maybe have as many as 
four additional rollcall votes.
  I must say, had I known that, we would certainly have been here 
yesterday, and I was trying to accommodate Members on both sides of the 
aisle. I will not do that again without checking very carefully.
  My view was that we had had an unprecedented number of amendments 
offered by the other side. We had on this, as I said, 39 votes in 1 
day, never having had that many votes in the history of the Senate. And 
it seemed to me that we would move on to the appointment of conferees 
and complete action without all this additional 10 hours or 5 hours or 
4 hours, whatever it is. So I will have to decide when to bring up the 
bill--maybe sometime late tomorrow afternoon.
  Mr. DASCHLE addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate minority leader.
  Mr. DASCHLE. I would allocate whatever leader time I may need to 
respond to the distinguished majority leader.

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