[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 19 (Thursday, February 13, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1418]
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                                PROGRAM

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, that means we will have a vote on the Byrd 
amendment around 5:30 on Monday. We will come in at 9 on Tuesday, the 
week of the 24th and 25th, and we will have debate during the morning 
of Tuesday on the Reid amendment. We will recess for the policy 
luncheons then and come in at 2:15 for a vote on the population 
planning issue. We will continue to debate the Reid amendment after 
that, with a vote at 6 o'clock on Tuesday, the 25th. We will come in at 
9 o'clock on Wednesday and begin the debate on the Feinstein amendment 
and vote at 11 o'clock.
  I thank the Democratic leader for his cooperation in getting these 
three amendments to the constitutional amendment for a balanced budget 
scheduled. Because of that cooperation, I did not file a cloture motion 
this afternoon. That is somewhat risky, because if we don't get good 
cooperation, if we don't work through these amendments with time 
agreements, that will mean that I could not file a cloture motion and 
require a vote until Wednesday of that week. But if the Members will 
work with us in good faith, on both sides, if we make progress and we 
move toward completion of the constitutional amendment that first week 
that we are back, ending the 28th, then maybe a cloture motion will not 
be necessary. But we must have cooperation on these amendments to 
either get the ones that are not serious dispensed with, or to get a 
vote scheduled quickly on Wednesday of that week.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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