[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 3, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S9682]
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                     ISSUES CONFRONTING THE SENATE

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, let me welcome back the distinguished 
majority leader and the Presiding Officer and indicate how pleased I am 
to have the opportunity, once again, to be working with him as we 
consider the many issues that we must confront in the short time that 
we have available to us. I trust, as well, that his month was 
productive and restful and successful in many respects.
  I look forward to working with him on a number of the issues he 
mentioned. The one omission I cite, and I am sure it was an oversight, 
but I look forward to working with him on that as well, is the 
Executive Calendar, which was a matter that was unresolved prior to the 
time we left, and of great concern to colleagues on this side of the 
aisle.
  I also indicate to the majority leader that it would be my hope that 
he and I could sponsor a joint resolution or a resolution which would 
indicate our support for the actions taken in Iraq. I hope there would 
be broad bipartisan, virtually unanimous, support for the actions 
taken. I intend to talk with the distinguished majority leader about 
that throughout the day.
  Mr. President, we have a lot of work to do. I must say I am very 
hopeful that in the short time that we have available to us we can make 
it a productive time. Obviously, appropriations bills will deserve, as 
they should, the highest priority. As we were able to do in the 
remaining days of the session prior to the recess, Democrats and 
Republicans came together on a number of bills, and I hope that would 
set a very important precedent and a standard by which we will judge 
our progress and our ability to work together in the remaining weeks of 
this session.
  I will have much more to say about the President's actions in Iraq, 
as well as the convention, in the time allotted to Democrats prior to 2 
o'clock this afternoon.
  I yield the floor.

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