[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 134 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S12063]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
              APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000--CONFERENCE REPORT

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the order, the Chair lays before the 
Senate a report of the committee of conference on the bill (H.R. 2606) 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
other purposes.
  The report will be stated.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2606), have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their 
     respective Houses this report, signed by a majority of the 
     conferees.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the order, the Senate will proceed to 
the consideration of the conference report.
  (The conference report is printed in the House proceedings of the 
Record of September 27, 1999.)
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, with the permission of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania, I ask a quorum call be initiated and the time run equally 
against both sides on this conference report.
  Mr. SPECTER. Agreed.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. REID. 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the quorum call be rescinded.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. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senator from 
Oregon be allowed to speak as in morning business but the time would 
run against the underlying agreement on the foreign operations bill; he 
be allowed to speak for--5 minutes?
  Mr. WYDEN. I appreciate the Senator's courtesy. If I could have 10, 
that would be appreciated. I know this is an important bill. I do not 
want to hold it up.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we need to get agreement.
  The Senator is speaking for 10 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Oregon.

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