[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 30, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S8314]
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             BALANCED BUDGET ACT OF 1997--CONFERENCE REPORT

  Mr. DOMENICI. Under the previous unanimous-consent order, I assume we 
are on the budget bill at 12 o'clock?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The committee on conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2015 having 
     met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend 
     and do recommend to their respective Houses this report, 
     signed by a majority of the conferees.

  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the Senate will proceed to 
the consideration of the conference report.
  (The conference report is printed in the House proceedings of the 
Record of July 29, 1997.)
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who seeks recognition?
  Mr. LAUTENBERG. 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. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry. How is the time 
being charged?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time under the quorum call was charged to 
the Senator from New Jersey who asked for the quorum call.
  Mr. DOMENICI. He asked for it. That is not fair. Can we do this: I 
ask unanimous consent that we charge the time that has elapsed equally 
to both sides and, henceforth, on the quorum call I am going to ask for 
right now, it be charged equally also.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DOMENICI. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. 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the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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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