[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 108 (Monday, July 30, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S8371]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, the first half hour is for that of the 
Democrats. The second half hour is for that of the Republicans. We are 
going to have time evenly divided between 2:30 and 5:30 on the motion 
to proceed to the emergency Agriculture supplemental authorization 
bill.
  The majority leader has directed me to announce to everybody that we 
have a schedule this week that we must complete. We have to complete 
work on this very important Agriculture supplemental. It is an 
emergency measure that is very important to the country. We have the 
VA-HUD appropriations bill to complete. We have to complete the work of 
the past week on the Transportation appropriations bill. Also, we must 
do the Export Administration Act.
  The reason we must complete the Agricultural Assistance Emergency Act 
is because, if we don't, we lose funding. It is targeted so that if 
this money is not spent prior to the first of September, it is 
basically lost for the farmers of this country, and that would be a 
real disaster.
  The reason we must complete the Export Administration Act--the most 
important piece of legislation the high-tech industry has this year--is 
because this act expires in the middle of next month. Even if we extend 
it, it is not anything that will help the high-tech industry. We need 
to change the basic foundation of the act because what is happening is 
American companies are having to go overseas to start manufacturing 
these products because some of the real simple pieces of equipment that 
can be bought at Radio Shack, such as the PalmPilot that I use, people 
say is in violation of the present act. We need to be able to sell 
these export products to foreign countries, where about half of our 
market is.
  The Transportation appropriations bill--the leader indicated that 
sometime this week he will call for another cloture vote. Based upon 
prior votes on this matter, cloture should be passed--cloture should 
take effect, and we would have 30 hours after that.
  We have a tremendous amount of work to do this week prior to the 
August recess. I hope that we can complete all of these things in a 
timely fashion. As soon as we complete them, we can start the August 
recess. Until we do that, it will be difficult to do.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the time until 1:30 
p.m. shall be under the control of the Senator from Illinois, Mr. 
Durbin, or his designee.
  Also, under the order previously entered, the time until 2 p.m. shall 
be under the control of the Senator from Iowa, Mr. Grassley, or his 
designee.
  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.

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