[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 200 (Friday, December 15, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S18711-S18712]
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                       UNANIMOUS-CONSENT REQUEST

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, what I had sought recognition for relates 
to the appropriations bill on Labor, Health, Human Services, and 
Education. The purpose of my seeking the floor is to see if we might 
move that bill along.
  In light of the fact we are not going to have a continuing 
resolution, at least as it appears at the moment, I thought it 
important to put on the record that there are a very substantial number 
of jobs which are involved here, and layoffs, if we do not have a 
continuing resolution; that the Social Security Administration has some 
60,000 jobs, the Department of Health and Human Services has some 
100,000 jobs, the Department of Labor has 18,000 jobs, the Department 
of Education has 5,000 jobs. We have been trying to work out a 
unanimous consent agreement to bring this bill to the floor.
  I understand that the Members of the other side of the aisle have 
been unwilling to give consent because of the provisions on the bill 
about striker replacement. There have been a number of other items. 
But, for the record I wanted to see if we might possibly move the bill 
ahead.
  I full well understand the likelihood of objection. But, on behalf of 
Senator Dole, I do ask unanimous consent that the Senate turn to 
consideration of Calendar No. 189, H.R. 2127, the Labor-HHS-Education 
appropriations bill.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, at this moment I would have to object to 
that unanimous-consent request. I did not know the Senator was seeking 
recognition for that reason. 

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. SPECTER. I fully appreciate the objection. And I thank my 
colleague. I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arkansas is recognized.

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