[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 116 (Thursday, August 1, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S9416]
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  UNANIMOUS-CONSENT REQUEST--CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 3754

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, with regard to the legislative branch 
appropriations conference report, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate now turn to the conference report to accompany H.R. 3754, the 
legislative branch appropriations bill, that the conference report be 
considered as having been read and agreed to, and the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table.
  Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, and I do 
object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. LOTT. You did object? All right.
  Mr. President, we have been hoping to go to the HUD-VA appropriations 
bill for over a week now, but because we were assured on various bills 
that they would take just a short period of time, we have been able to 
move through eight appropriations bills. I appreciate the success we 
have had with that. But this is the one that we need to go to and get 
done so that we do not have to have a Saturday session. It is my intent 
to complete this bill even if it does involve going to a Saturday 
session.

  It would be nice if we could put that down tonight so that the 
chairman and the ranking member could get some work done. But we can do 
that tomorrow, and then we can finish up or we can work on that on 
Saturday. It is already in my mind that we are going to be here 
Saturday. So I have been feeling all day that this is really kind of 
Wednesday, and so tomorrow is only Thursday by my body clock.

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