[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 134 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S12051]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. SPECTER. On behalf of the leader, I have been asked to announce 
that the Senate will resume consideration of the pending Nickles 
amendment on the Labor-HHS bill regarding the Social Security trust 
fund. It is hoped that Senators who have filed amendments will work 
with the bill managers. What we propose to do is continue to alternate, 
and we are going to seek time agreements of 30 minutes equally divided 
so that we can move ahead and complete the bill. We have contentious 
amendments which are pending on both sides. We are working on the 
Republican side to try to have these amendments considered with very 
short time agreements, or reasonably short time agreements so that we 
can proceed.
  We have the obligation to finish this bill, or at least the 
expectation of finishing this bill by the close of business tomorrow. 
There are dinners both Wednesday evening, this evening, and tomorrow 
evening which will keep our sessions not too long unless we establish a 
window, which we will have to do. And if a window is established, that 
means very late night sessions if we are to recess from 6:30, 7 
o'clock, 8:30 or 9 o'clock. That is something to be avoided. We have 
culled down the amendments, and we think we are in a position to move 
ahead very promptly.
  The leader has asked me also to announce that the Senate may consider 
conference reports to accompany the Agriculture appropriations bill and 
any other conference reports available during this week's session of 
the Senate.
  Until one or two other Senators arrive, I would like to take a moment 
or two to comment about another matter of business, a very important 
matter, and that is the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

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