[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 29, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S9212]
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                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, it will be the intent of the leadership 
after we finish the Treasury-Postal appropriations bill that we will go 
to the Department of Defense appropriations bill. We would like to lay 
it down tonight and be prepared to stay on it.
  I say to all Senators, that will be the final bill that we will take 
up this week. When we finish that bill, we will be prepared to recess 
for the August recess. That can be tomorrow night, that can be Friday 
morning, that can be Friday afternoon or Friday night. It will be our 
intent to stay on it, with cooperation from both sides of the aisle, to 
complete that very important Department of Defense appropriations bill.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, to clarify a comment just made by the 
majority leader, I know that he has indicated to me we will move to the 
Executive Calendar before the end of the week.
  Mr. LOTT. Yes, we have a number of nominations that I believe we can 
clear, that we need to clear. We will be working on that beginning 
tomorrow night. I thought maybe we could do some tomorrow night and 
then some more on Friday, after we complete the Department of Defense 
appropriations bill. I yield the floor, Mr. President.

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