[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 71 (Monday, May 20, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5305]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. LOTT. Thank you, Mr. President. The Senate will immediately begin 
consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution 57, the concurrent budget 
resolution. Under the agreement of last week, there are a limited 
number of first-degree amendments in order to the resolution. Senators 
are urged to offer and debate those today. Senators are reminded there 
will be no rollcall votes today. Any votes ordered on amendments will 
occur on Tuesday, and Senators can expect numerous votes Tuesday in 
order to complete action on the budget resolution.
  I know that the managers of the bill will be here shortly. I might 
point out that there has already been an order of amendments agreed to. 
Shortly, we will begin with the first of those amendments, I believe by 
the Senator from Missouri, Senator Ashcroft, regarding the payroll tax 
cut, to be followed by an amendment by Senator Harkin, and so on down 
the line.
  I note that the last thing scheduled today, to begin on or before, I 
guess, 7 p.m., is the Chafee-Breaux so-called bipartisan amendment. I 
believe there will be considerable amount of time devoted to that 
particular amendment--3 hours being reserved for tonight.
  So I wanted to make Senators aware that there is a list of 
amendments. An order has been agreed to, and we will be prepared to 
begin with those shortly. I know the majority leader, Senator Dole, is 
very anxious for us to work very hard in debating these amendments so 
that we can complete action as soon as possible this week.
  We do have other very important legislation pending that we are 
anxious to have considered. Senator Dole's bill dealing with the 
national missile defense, Defend America Act, we are trying to work out 
an agreement on how that will be brought up and considered.
  I know the distinguished President pro tempore, the chairman of the 
Armed Services Committee, is anxious for the defense authorization bill 
to be considered, hopefully this week, so that we can have a conference 
between the House and Senate this year early in June, rather than later 
on in the summer, which would cause problems in trying to get the 
authorization done at the same time trying to get the appropriations 
bill done.
  So we have a lot of work to do in a limited amount of time before we 
go out for the Memorial Day recess period.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Brown). The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I believe we need to report the resolution 
so that further action can be taken.

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