[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 23, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S291]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, there will be a period for the transaction 
of morning business until the hour of 3:30 this afternoon. Then, 
following morning business--it could be extended, of course--we will 
recess until 8:35 this evening, at which time the Members will gather 
in the Senate Chamber so the Senate may proceed as a body to the Hall 
of the House of Representatives for the State of the Union Address.
  It is hoped that we can reach an agreement regarding the 
consideration of the continuing resolution and the DOD authorization 
conference report for either Thursday or Friday. I am not certain when 
the House is going to take up the CR, and if it requires a rollcall 
vote, we have sort of indicated we would give Members some notice to 
get back here. So we would at least give them the opportunity to come 
back if there is going to be debate, amendments, and votes on the 
continuing resolution.
  If an agreement is reached on these two items today, the Senate will 
adjourn until this Friday, January 26, to complete action on those 
matters.
  Also, to inform all Members, if both of these items are completed on 
Friday as well as the D.C. appropriations or Interior appropriations 
conference reports, if available, then it may be that the Senate would 
not be in session until February 26. But, again, that depends on what 
may develop tonight in the President's State of the Union Message and 
what may develop during the day in our discussions with the Republican 
leadership on when we may want to proceed to another budget resolution 
to send the President another balanced budget. But we do hope to 
complete action on all the previously mentioned items by unanimous 
consent.
  I might say, on the other side of the aisle, if someone indicates now 
that they will not give us consent, then I think we could give notice 
as quickly as we can that Members would have to be back here on Friday.

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