[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 7, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S16-S17]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I believe we have completed now the 
customary list of resolutions and unanimous-consent requests. I do have 
a statement that I would like to make on this opening day, and then I 
believe the Senator from South Dakota might have some additional 
remarks he would want to include in the Record with regard to

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Senator Byrd. Also, after I complete this statement, I will ask 
unanimous consent there be a period of morning business until 5 
o'clock. But at this point I would like to make some opening remarks 
with regard to how we would like to proceed this year and some 
discussion about the legislative schedule.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, if I could apologize to the distinguished 
majority leader, I have a couple of Senators who have been waiting for 
me for about a half-hour and I need to get into the room. Out of 
respect for the Senator, I should stay and listen to his eloquence and 
his visionary comments about his plans for the 105th, and I apologize. 
I would like to come back and make a statement with regard to the 
opening day as well as Senator Byrd, and I will do so at a later time. 
But I apologize up front to the distinguished majority leader for my 
absence as he makes his remarks.
  Mr. LOTT. I am sure he will read them in the Record, Mr. President, 
and will have some comment later.

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