[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 179 (Monday, November 13, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S16993]
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     CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY (LIBERTAD) ACT OF 1995

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair will lay before the Senate the 
message on H.R. 927, which the clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the 
     Senator to the bill (H.R. 927) entitled ``An Act to seek 
     international sanctions against the Castro government in 
     Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading 
     to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other 
     purposes'', and ask a conference with the Senate on the 
     disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the message from the 
House.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask the distinguished acting majority 
leader for his attention.
  I ask unanimous consent the pending resolution be temporarily set 
aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. LOTT. Would we add to that that the Senator speak as in morning 
business?
  Mr. KERRY. I beg your pardon?
  Mr. LOTT. Add to the unanimous consent the Senator speak as in 
morning business.
  Mr. KERRY. I do not need to have that additional part of the request. 
I think it would be sufficient simply to set it aside, and I would be 
happy to go back in a quorum call.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I think we are going to be able to work this 
out here momentarily. But we are not prepared at this moment to set the 
issue aside.
  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that it be set 
aside temporarily for purposes of speaking as in morning business.
  I ask the distinguished Senator from Mississippi how long he thinks 
it might be before we make a decision.
  Mr. LOTT. Just momentarily.
  Mr. KERRY. In that case, I ask unanimous consent to proceed for such 
time as necessary, until the Senator has an answer, as in morning 
business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.

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