[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 165 (Friday, November 19, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S14951]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--H.R. 1180

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the agreement 
relative to the Work Incentives conference report commence at 3 p.m. 
today and that the remaining parameters of the consent agreement remain 
in order.
  I further ask consent that the cloture vote relative to the 
appropriations conference report occur no later than 5 p.m. and that if 
cloture is invoked, adoption of the conference report immediately 
occur, without intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. In light of this agreement, there will be three back-to-
back votes that will occur a few minutes before 5 o'clock this 
afternoon, the first being the cloture vote relative to the 
appropriations conference report, the second being passage of the 
appropriations conference report, and the third being passage of the 
Work Incentives conference report.
  There are two very important colloquies we must have this afternoon 
before the votes, one with regard to understandings with regard to the 
Work Incentives bill and another colloquy we will have with the 
leadership on the Democratic side, and I will participate in, along 
with Senator Lugar and others, to discuss the overall dairy situation. 
We will fulfill that commitment.
  I thank Senator Daschle, Senator Kohl, Senator Feingold, and 
everybody who has been involved. I know how emotional and how strongly 
held these feelings are. I also share those feelings, and I will make 
that clear in a colloquy here in a few minutes.
  Senator Daschle, do you want to do that now or in a few minutes?
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I know there are a number of other 
Senators who asked to be a part of this colloquy and they are not on 
the floor yet. I do recognize the importance of the authorization bill 
that is currently being considered. I know we need to give both of our 
managers the time they need to be able to complete their work. This is 
a very important piece of legislation.
  Mr. LOTT. Let me just say, Mr. President, if I might, Senator Daschle 
and I will work with Senator Kohl and Senator Reid and Senator Lugar 
and others and will be prepared to do our colloquy when the debate is 
concluded on this very important piece of legislation. Thank you for 
allowing us to interpret at this point. If you will complete your work, 
we will be ready to go.

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