[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 158 (Monday, November 10, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S12436]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. LOTT. This morning the Senate will be in a period for morning 
business until 10:30 a.m. Following morning business, the Senate 
intends to consider and complete action on the following: A continuing 
resolution which continues funding through Friday, November 14; 
adoption of the foster care conference report--I am very pleased that 
we have been able to bring that very important matter to a favorable 
completion because it certainly needs to be done, and I think it is 
going to be a great help in getting children in foster care into 
adoption--and any other Legislative or Executive Calendar items that we 
can get cleared. However, no rollcall votes will occur in today's, 
Tuesday's, or Wednesday's session of the Senate. Of course, that is in 
observance of Tuesday, which is Veterans Day. Members will be given 
sufficient notice if any votes will occur on Thursday.
  At this point there is a possibility of a couple of votes on 
Thursday, that is, Thursday, November 13, and there are some items that 
we would have to deal with yet, either an omnibus appropriations bill 
or the appropriations bills separately, if they wind up coming back to 
us in that way. But those would be the final items that we probably 
need to do before we adjourn for the first session.
  The House has recessed until Wednesday, November 12, with the 
intention of concluding the appropriations process on that day. It is 
hoped that a few other remaining items can be considered by voice vote 
during Wednesday's session of the Senate, although I emphasize again no 
recorded votes.
  Unfortunately, I cannot say at this time exactly what we can expect 
on Thursday. As the Members are finding out now, the House did not get 
to a conclusion on fast track. While we have not had enough time yet to 
discuss what happens next on that issue with the House leadership or 
with the administration, Senator Daschle and I have talked this 
morning. I have talked to the President's Chief of Staff. They will be 
having meetings this morning, and we would have some further 
announcement to make perhaps today or later on this week on what 
further will happen on the fast-track trade issue, if anything. Also, 
because of the energy and time that went into the fast-track efforts to 
come up with the votes in the House late last night, the House was not 
able to take up, of course, and deal with the appropriations bills. We 
will be working on that today and Wednesday.

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