[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 202 (Sunday, December 17, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S18787-S18788]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I think it is fairly certain we will not be 
getting any continuing resolutions from the House today, so we will not 
be in session but for a few moments. It seems to me that there is not 
much reason to stay here if we are not going to have a continuing 
resolution come over from the House side.
  But I think in an effort to make that final determination, I would 
now move the Senate stand in recess subject to the call of the Chair. 
As soon as I have that information, we will come back.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Could I ask the majority leader, the Senate had an 
announcement about the LIHEAP, the President taking action to release 
LIHEAP funds, which is enormously important for many areas in the 
country. This is something very, very significant to many of the 
people, I know, in my own State, New England, out in the Far West. I 
just wanted to address the Senate for 3 or 4 minutes on that subject. 
And there may be a lot of other people that want to talk.
  I do not want to interrupt the normal flow, but I just wonder if----
  Mr. DOLE. The Speaker is in my office, so I can find out rather 
quickly. It will not be a long recess. But I do not want to get into a 
Sunday afternoon brawl here on the floor about the budget. If it is not 
about the budget--I mean the President knows how to reach us up here. 
And we do not need to debate the budget this afternoon. We need to sit 
down, the principals, and try to work it out.
  Mr. DORGAN. I wonder if the majority leader would yield for a 
question?
  Mr. DOLE. Yes.
  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, the minority leader, Senator Daschle, has 
been here all day, and temporarily had to leave the Capitol, but will 
be returning. I am prepared on his behalf to offer a unanimous-consent 
request. I am wondering if the majority leader intends to allow us to 
be recognized to do that.
  Mr. DOLE. Oh, yes. In fact, we may want to accept that request if we 
can add to it the Labor-HHS bill which the Democrats will not let us 
bring up on the floor. If the Senator can add that to the CR, we might 
do some business here this afternoon. That would put 150,000 people 
back to work, and we think that is very important. So the Senator might 
see if he can amend that. We might be able to agree to it.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Thomas). Is there objection?
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded. 

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DOLE addressed the Chair.

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