[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 118 (Wednesday, September 9, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S10101]
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       CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT OF 1998--MOTION TO PROCEED

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I also just discussed with Senator Daschle 
the possibilities of working out a procedure that we could take up the 
bankruptcy reform, allow for amendments to be offered, and get some 
sort of understanding about what those amendments would be and the time 
that might be involved. There are a number of Senators who are 
interested in this legislation on both sides of the aisle--Senator 
Grassley obviously, Senator Hatch, Senator Durbin; Senator Kennedy has 
an amendment he wants to offer.
  I had not seen any movement earlier than this afternoon toward 
working something out, but I believe now that there will be a good-
faith effort to see if we can work out some sort of agreement that we 
will come together on tomorrow. But so that we can get the matter laid 
down in the proper way, and so that there can be protections for all 
concerned until we get an agreement worked out, I want to go ahead and 
do this procedure. But if we get an agreement worked out, obviously I 
would move to vitiate it. I really would like to get bankruptcy reform 
done, but I think we need some sort of reasonable agreement in order to 
accomplish that and in order to not go forward with the cloture vote.
  So I understand that there is no further need for debate on the 
pending motion, and I ask the Chair to put the question.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.

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