[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 23 (Thursday, February 27, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1689]
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                   RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The able majority leader of the U.S. 
Senate, Mr. Lott, is recognized.


                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, today the Senate will be immediately 
resuming consideration of Senate Joint Resolution 1, the constitutional 
amendment requiring a balanced budget. By unanimous consent, Senator 
Graham of Florida will be recognized to debate his amendment. Following 
90 minutes of debate on Senator Graham's amendment, a vote will occur 
on or in relation to the Graham amendment at approximately 12:30 p.m.
  Following that vote, Senator Feingold will be recognized to debate on 
one of his amendments, and we will continue debate on several pending 
amendments with those votes stacked this afternoon. I do not believe we 
have an exact time agreed to yet when that will occur. We will notify 
the Members, when we have the 12:30 vote, when the next vote will 
actually occur.
  Following those stacked votes, we will turn to Senator Bumpers' 
amendment, with additional rollcall votes expected during today's 
session. We will also, hopefully, get a final agreement on all the 
amendments that may be offered, and then we will be able to give the 
Members some information about what to expect, if anything, on Friday 
and also on Monday.
  Even though we had some disappointment yesterday with one of the 
Senators who indicated he would be voting for this amendment last year 
and now has indicated he will not, I encourage my colleagues to 
remember the vote has not been taken yet, and I still am hopeful that 
we are going to find a way to have the number of votes, the 67, that is 
required to pass this constitutional amendment for a balanced budget. 
We are still working on it, and I am looking forward to working with my 
colleagues on both sides of the aisle in this effort.
  I thank the Senator from Florida. We will be look forward to hearing 
his comments on this amendment.
  I yield the floor.

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