[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11268]
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                SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT AMENDMENTS

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, as chairman of the Small Business Committee, 
I am working with Senator Bumpers, my ranking member. We have agreed 
that we should pass H.R. 3719, the Small Business Act and Small 
Business Investment Act amendments, with a substitute.
  Senator Bumpers and I have tried to accommodate all of the concerns 
of Members, both of the committee itself and of this body. It is 
vitally important, if we are going to continue to provide funding for 
small businesses through the SBA programs, that we move on this.
  I am advised that there are still some clearances to be obtained on 
the other side. I serve notice on all my colleagues we are, we hope 
sometime later today, to proceed to unanimous consent to proceed with 
this measure so we can continue small business financing efforts.
  I acknowledge my colleague from Pennsylvania has been waiting a long 
time. I will not pursue this any further. But I want all of our 
colleagues to know that we hope to be able to get consent to pass this 
bill and send it back to the House for final action, we hope by 
tonight, because this is vitally important.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania.

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