[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 32 (Monday, March 11, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1678-S1679]
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  WHITEWATER DEVELOPMENT CORP. AND RELATED MATTERS--MOTION TO PROCEED


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I now move to proceed to Senate Resolution 
227, the Whitewater legislation, and I send a cloture motion to the 
desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to 
     proceed to S. Res. 227 regarding the Whitewater extension:
         Alfonse D'Amato, Trent Lott, C.S. Bond, Fred Thompson, 
           Slade Gorton, Don Nickles, Paul Coverdell, Spencer 
           Abraham, Chuck Grassley, Conrad Burns, Rod Grams, 
           Richard G. Lugar, Mike DeWine, Mark Hatfield, Orrin G. 
           Hatch, and Thad Cochran.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the vote occur 
on Wednesday, March 13, the time to be determined by the two leaders, 
and that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. I now withdraw the motion.

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                            MORNING BUSINESS

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there now be a 
period for the transaction of morning business with Senators permitted 
to speak for up to 5 minutes each.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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