[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 42 (Thursday, April 10, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S2951]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I am sorry I am a minute late. I will not 
make a practice of that, Mr. President. We like to start right on time.
  Today the Senate will resume consideration of Senator Thurmond's 
amendment to the substitute amendment to S. 104, the Nuclear Waste 
Policy Act. We are still hopeful that an agreement can be reached to 
enable us to complete action on this important bill in a reasonable 
timeframe. At any rate, we will continue to go forward on it, and we 
are making progress. I appreciate the cooperation of Senators on both 
sides of this issue for their cooperation.
  A cloture motion was filed last night on the committee substitute; 
however, if an agreement is reached, that cloture vote will, hopefully, 
not be necessary, and I assume it will not be. If an agreement is not 
reached, the cloture vote will occur on tomorrow morning.
  As a reminder, under rule XXII, Senators have until 1 p.m. today in 
order to file first-degree amendments to the substitute amendment. 
Rollcall votes are possible throughout today's session of the Senate, 
and into the evening if necessary. I do expect some votes today, but 
the most important thing is to find a way to come to an amicable 
agreement on how to conclude this legislation. That is our focus, and, 
again, we are making progress in that effort. As always, Senators will 
be notified as to when any votes are scheduled.

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