[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 26 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S1335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        LEGISLATIVE COOPERATION

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we look forward to today's activities. We 
hope we can move forward with an up-or-down vote on these two 
nominations. We also are looking forward to the legislative skills of 
the chairman of the Banking Committee, Senator Gramm, to get us to the 
point where we can again work on the Export Administration Act, which 
was considered yesterday for a brief period of time. This legislation 
is extremely important to the country. It is important not only to the 
high-tech industry but our economy generally. There is not a piece of 
legislation that is more important to move along than this one as it 
will allow us to compete with foreign nations in the exportation of 
computers and other high-tech equipment. This is something that needs 
to be done, and we hope that in the week we get back from our break, we 
can move into a very productive session, taking care of the Export 
Administration Act, doing something about prescription drugs, and other 
waiting legislative matters, also recognizing that the minority is 
willing to work in conjunction with the majority in any way to move all 
legislation. I think we showed our good faith last week when we were 
able to move such a large amount of legislation including amendments on 
the education tax initiative that was put forth by the majority.
  So we look forward to completing today's work and, after next week, 
doing the many things that burden us legislatively.

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