[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 87 (Thursday, June 13, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S6187]
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                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, to update all Senators, following morning 
business, the Senate will then move to the consideration of the Federal 
Reserve nominations that are on the Executive Calendar. The agreement 
reached, therefore, will provide that no further votes will be called 
for today or during tomorrow's session of the Senate. We have discussed 
this with the Democratic leader and worked it out very carefully.
  This matter has been delayed far too long already, and we need to 
take up these very serious nominations. So we now have reached a 
process that allows us to do that. I assume there will be 3 hours or so 
of debate today, and then debate again on Friday on these nominations, 
and then, of course, the vote for them would occur on Thursday, at 2 
p.m., of next week. That is at the request of the Democratic leader.
  We will be looking at what issues will be taken up on Monday and/or 
Tuesday, and we will notify the Members once an agreement has been 
reached on that. I yield the floor, Mr. President.
  Mr. THOMAS addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming is recognized.

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