[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 87 (Friday, June 18, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S7260]
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          REDUCTION IN VOLUME STEEL IMPORTS--MOTION TO PROCEED

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 66, H.R. 
975, the steel quota bill, and send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of Rule XXII of The Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to 
     proceed to Calendar No. 66, H.R. 975, The Steel Import 
     Limitation Bill:
         Trent Lott, Rick Santorum, Mike DeWine, Jesse Helms, Ted 
           Stevens, Harry Reid, Byron Dorgan, Orrin Hatch, Jay 
           Rockefeller, Robert C. Byrd, Robert Torricelli, Fritz 
           Hollings, Pat Roberts, Arlen Specter, Richard Shelby, 
           and Craig Thomas.

  Mr. LOTT. For the information of all Senators, this cloture vote will 
occur Tuesday, June 22.
  Mr. President, before I complete that, I suggest the absence of a 
quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative assistant proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                            CALL OF THE ROLL

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, cloture will occur Tuesday, June 22. I ask 
unanimous consent that the vote occur at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, and the 
mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. I now withdraw the motion to proceed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is withdrawn.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, in conclusion, I want to make it clear that 
while I am calling up this steel quota bill and signed the cloture 
motion, it is because I think this is an important issue and because I 
made commitments to Senators that we would have a vote on this issue.
  I do not think cloture should be invoked. I do not think this bill 
should pass. I think it would be a very large mistake if we pass it. I 
want to make that clear.
  I am not in any way supporting it. I urge my colleagues on both sides 
of the aisle to think about this vote very carefully. We have already 
had one steel-related issue passed by the Senate. If we start down the 
trail of imposing quotas, I think it will not be well received in the 
financial markets, and it is going in a different direction from what 
we have been trying to do. I want to make sure the record is clear from 
the beginning.
  With that, I yield the floor, and I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative assistant proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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