[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 144 (Monday, October 12, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12356]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. LOTT. This afternoon, the Senate will begin a period of morning 
business. Following morning business, the Senate will consider any 
legislation that may be cleared by unanimous consent only. It is 
expected that the House will send over a 2-day continuing resolution 
that will keep the Government operating until midnight Wednesday. That 
will allow us to continue our negotiations on the omnibus 
appropriations bill.
  I can report that we have been meeting, of course on Sunday 
afternoon, and we have been meeting this morning, and we are back in 
sessions now between the House, the Senate and the administration. I 
think some progress is being made. It is, as most negotiations of this 
type, forward two, back one. A lot of the appropriations work has been 
done. We are now talking about language problems and also beginning to 
consider the supplemental appropriations final composition.
  As a reminder to all Members, it is hoped that the remaining 
legislation of the 105th Congress can be cleared by unanimous consent. 
However, if a rollcall vote is needed on the omnibus bill, all Members 
will be given ample notice in order to plan their schedules 
accordingly. It would appear to me at this time that there probably 
would not be--well, there will not be any recorded votes on any subject 
other than the omnibus bill, and that it may not occur until sometime 
Wednesday. We would look at the possibility of Wednesday morning, but 
it could be Wednesday afternoon. I think it will be a physical 
situation at that time, just physically getting the work done and 
allowing everybody to review it to make sure it is as we had agreed it 
would be. If there develops here in the next 3 or 4 hours the 
possibility that there could be a final vote Tuesday afternoon late, we 
will immediately notify all Members. But it appears that if a vote is 
required, it will probably be sometime during the day Wednesday, at 
least as things now stand.
  I thank my colleagues for their patience and their assistance.

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