[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S2695]
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                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, with regard to the missile defense bill, it 
seems to me good progress is being made. And the fact that we did not 
have to have a vote on a motion to proceed or on cloture on a motion to 
proceed was a very positive development.
  I hope the Cochran amendment can be adopted and perhaps other action 
taken today, but if we could actually get to final passage of this bill 
tonight, that would be very positive, because we do have two other 
issues we would like to be able to consider in some form this week. One 
of them is the matter of Kosovo, how the Senate wishes to express 
itself on that issue and how ground troops would be introduced, if at 
all. And then also we have the emergency supplemental appropriations 
bill pending. Next week, the entirety of the week will have to be spent 
on the budget resolution in order to complete action on that before the 
Easter recess. So the sooner we can finish the missile defense bill, 
the better it will be in addressing these other issues in a timely 
fashion.

  Mr. President, I know that Senators Hagel and Reid and Edwards are in 
the Chamber and wish to speak on the resolution commemorating this 
Congressional Medal of Honor given to Senator Kerrey, but I would like 
to take just 5 minutes or so to talk about the missile defense bill.

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