[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 125 (Thursday, September 12, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10508-S10509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. LOTT. Tomorrow morning, at 9:30, it will be my intention to begin 
consideration of the Interior appropriations bill, as we announced. We 
may consider other bills if we can get an agreement. I hope that 
Members will not feel compelled to offer nongermane amendments on the 
Interior appropriations bill, as we have just gone through. Again, we 
are aware that Senators have their rights. But it makes it awfully hard 
on the leaders to try to get the work done. We spent 25\1/2\ hours on 
this last bill. Hopefully, we can do the Interior appropriations bill 
without going through the same votes all over again.
  Madam President, with regard to the earlier unanimous-consent 
request, we need to talk to the other Senator from Minnesota.
  I want to make a commitment to the minority leader that we will not 
do this before Tuesday. I will work with the Senators that are 
involved. I would rather not do a unanimous consent until I talk 
directly to that Senator. I will keep good faith with the minority

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leader on that. I think it is a reasonable request.
  Mr. DASCHLE. With that understanding, I will not have any objection. 
I hope we can work to resolve that relatively minor matter.
  Mr. LOTT. I want to confirm that there will be no recorded votes 
tomorrow. We will take up Interior or the Magnuson fisheries, if we can 
get an agreement. On Monday, we will take up the FAA authorization if 
we can get an agreement on the time and amendments. Then we would go 
back to Interior. There will be no votes during the day on Monday. We 
will have stacked votes on Tuesday morning at 9:30.

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