[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S13151]
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                   UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 761

  Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I would like to propound a unanimous 
consent request.
  I ask unanimous consent that the majority leader, after consultation 
with the Democratic leader, may proceed to the consideration of 
Calendar No. 243, S. 761, under the following limitations:
  That there be 1 hour for debate equally divided in the usual form, 
and the only amendment in order to the bill be a manager's substitute 
amendment to be offered by Senators Abraham, Wyden, and Lott.
  I further ask unanimous consent that following the use or yielding 
back of time and the disposition of the substitute amendment, the 
committee substitute be agreed to, as amended, the bill be read a third 
time, and the Senate proceed to a vote on passage of S. 761 with no 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, there are a 
number of people on this side of the aisle who reluctantly have asked 
that we object to this matter with the caveat that it is very clear 
that there should be something worked out on this in the near future. 
We hope that will be the case. In the meantime, I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I appreciate the perspective offered by 
the Senator from Nevada.
  I want to acknowledge, while he is still on the floor, the continuing 
interest that I have in trying to work to a resolution on this issue 
because I think it is one, as is evidenced by the bipartisan nature of 
both the original bill and the proposed substitute, where there are, in 
fact, Members on both sides of the aisle who have an interest in 
proceeding in this area. So I hope we will be able to reach some kind 
of an agreement soon.
  I have a little bit more I want to say about the legislation before 
we adjourn, but I thank the Senator from Nevada for his expression of a 
continuing interest to work together.

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