[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S332]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONSIDERING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION CONFERENCE REPORT

  Mr. LOTT. First, Mr. President, if I might expand just a bit on the 
opening announcement. I understand now that we are in the process of 
receiving the House-passed Department of Defense authorization 
conference report that passed overwhelmingly, I believe something like 
287 to 129, something of that magnitude. So we hope that we will be 
able to get an agreement to get the Defense Department authorization 
conference report up shortly, tomorrow or Friday.
  I know the chairman is very anxious for us to get that done tomorrow 
if at all possible. We will be working to see if we can come to an 
agreement on that. We have worked across the aisle with the 
distinguished chairman from South Carolina and the distinguished 
ranking member from Georgia, Senator Nunn. I believe he would like to 
see us get that done as soon as possible, and we will continue to work 
in that effort.

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