[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 15 (Friday, February 7, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. LOTT. For the information of all Senators, the Senate will 
continue the debate on the balanced budget amendment on Monday. Under a 
previous order, the Senate will resume debate on the Durbin amendment 
at 3:30 with a vote occurring on or in relation to that amendment at 
approximately 5:30 on Monday. Senators can, therefore, expect the next 
rollcall vote on Monday, February 10, at 5:30.
  Prior to that debate, Senator Wellstone will be recognized to offer 
two amendments. It is my hope we will be able to complete all debate on 
Senator Wellstone's amendments during Monday's session, however those 
amendments will be voted on during Tuesday's session.
  I also remind my colleagues that next week is the final week of 
business prior to the Presidents' Day recess. I hope we will be able to 
make continued progress on the balanced budget amendment, and it is 
possible the Senate will act on a number of nominations that will be 
available. In fact, we do have pending before us for consideration the 
nomination of Charlene Barshefsky to be the U.S. Trade Representative, 
although her nomination will involve probably a vote on a waiver of an 
existing law, and possibly an amendment to that waiver that may be 
offered by Senator Hollings or others; so we will have to keep that in 
mind. And we expect to have the nomination reported out for U.N. 
Ambassador Richardson.
  We also may be voting next week on the mandatory provisions included 
in last year's omnibus appropriations bill involving population 
planning funding. That will depend on whether the House is able to 
complete its action early in the week. But we could very well get to a 
vote on that issue Wednesday or Thursday of next week because we would 
like to complete it, if we could, before the Presidents' Day recess.
  We will continue, then, to have debate on amendments, with time 
agreements wherever possible, on the constitutional amendment for a 
balanced budget. So I urge my colleagues to be understanding next week.
  We also will be out a good portion of Thursday morning for Ambassador 
Harriman's funeral, and therefore we probably won't be able to get 
started with votes until sometime after noon on Thursday. But we'll 
have a full day on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next week 
before we go out for the Presidents' Day recess.

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