[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 59 (Thursday, May 2, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S4650]
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                          LEGISLATIVE SCHEDULE

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, it is also my hope that we can complete 
action on the Billy Dale matter on Tuesday, and then also Amtrak 
authorization which is, as I understand, not particularly 
controversial, and the firefighters discrimination bill, S. 849. We 
hope we might be able to reach a time agreement on the firefighters 
discrimination bill. I think it has broad bipartisan support. I know 
the Senator from Vermont [Mr. Jeffords] has an amendment; the Senator 
from Massachusetts [Mr. Kennedy] has an amendment. There are three or 
four amendments on each side. Some will be adopted, some will be 
defeated. But I would like to complete action on that bill early next 
week so that we can move on to other matters before the week is out.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, if the majority leader will answer a 
question, I would appreciate it.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
  Mr. DOLE. I will be happy to yield to the Senator from Arkansas.
  Mr. PRYOR. I am wondering--I guess we are calling the compensation 
measure, the Travelgate issue, Billy Dale--which is fine. I think we 
will just call it the Billy Dale legislation.
  Mr. DOLE. I do not have a number.
  Mr. PRYOR. I wonder if the majority leader might be favorably 
disposed to any kind of amendment to that which might set up a fund to 
ultimately compensate those people regarding the Whitewater matter who 
may have been called here or called to Little Rock or called to some 
grand jury, to help them be compensated for their legal fees, if they 
were not a target of the investigation, not a subject of the 
investigation, and are found to be destitute and cannot pay their legal 
bills. I wonder if the majority leader would look kindly on such an 
amendment.
  Mr. DOLE. I would certainly look kindly on having the Senate 
Judiciary Committee considering that. I think Senator Hatch would be 
very receptive.
  My view is, if someone who is not a target is not only inconvenienced 
but must go out and hire counsel, there should be some recompense. I do 
not care whether it is Whitewater or whatever it may be.
  So I would certainly, if I could work with the Senator from Arkansas 
and encourage the Senator from Utah, Senator Hatch, to immediately go 
to work on it, perhaps we can work out something.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished majority leader.

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