[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 22, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S7482]
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                  ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1999

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate 
completes its business today, it stand in adjournment until 9:30 a.m. 
on Wednesday, June 23. I further ask that on Wednesday, immediately 
following the prayer, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, 
the morning hour be deemed to have expired, the time for the two 
leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and the Senate 
immediately resume consideration of the agriculture appropriations 
bill.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, and I 
won't object, I had an amendment that I was prepared to offer. Could I 
ask unanimous consent that I be recognized at 9:30 for the purpose of 
offering an amendment; if we could get agreement on that perhaps?
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I think we would be right back in the 
position in the morning where we are now on the agriculture 
appropriations bill. There will be discussions between now and then to 
see if there is any other way we could approach this issue. If we do 
not get something worked out, I believe the Senator would be entitled 
to get recognition to offer an amendment. I have the impression that it 
would be difficult for us to do that at this time.
  Mr. President, so we can talk this through, I suggest the absence of 
a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk 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the quorum call be rescinded.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.

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, the distinguished majority leader has 
responded to my unanimous consent request. He and I have been 
consulting about how to proceed over the last hour. He has indicated to 
me that he is working with a number of his colleagues and with staff to 
attempt to fashion a way with which we might proceed on the Patients' 
Bill of Rights. He has indicated they will be continuing those 
discussions tonight.
  In the interest of moving that process along and with some hope that 
we could reach some agreement, I will withdraw my unanimous consent 
request to be recognized. We will be on the bill, and we will certainly 
be inclined to be as supportive of reaching agreement as we can. Short 
of that, we may want to offer additional amendments to the agriculture 
appropriations bill tomorrow. We will have that discussion at another 
date.
  In the interest of time and comity and accommodation, I will 
certainly defer any additional request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the majority leader's 
request is agreed to.
  Mr. LOTT. I thank the Chair. I thank Senator Daschle for that 
approach. We will be working, and we will talk in a few minutes.

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