[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 28 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S1967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, I would 
like to officially notify the Presiding Officer on a change in the 
status of the nomination that was to have been debated today, that 
being the nomination of Frederica Massiah-Jackson. The nominee has 
written the President of the United States asking her nomination be 
withdrawn.
  It is my understanding the President has withdrawn her nomination 
and, therefore, the Senate will not be conducting a rollcall vote 
relative to her nomination tomorrow at 2:15 p.m.
  Again, it is my hope the Senate can consider today the resolution 
relative to human rights in Kosovo and conduct a vote regarding that 
resolution at 5:30 p.m. I understand there may be some objection to 
bringing up that resolution, but I cannot understand why any Senator 
would object to a timely consideration of the human rights 
considerations with regard to what has been happening in Kosovo. At the 
appropriate time, when we can get an agreement on the wording of the 
resolution, it will be my intent to bring it to the floor. If some 
Senator objects, he or she will have to appear and do so.
  If not, the Senate should be prepared to consider the nomination of 
Susan Graber to be a circuit judge, with that vote occurring at 5:30 
p.m. today. Susan Graber is a nominee from the State of Oregon to be on 
the circuit court in that region.




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