[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 27644]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           ORDER OF BUSINESS

  Mr. LOTT. Madam President, Senator Daschle and I have been working, 
really last week and early this week, to reach an agreement on the best 
way to have further consideration of the trade bill and also the 
bankruptcy bill. I want to say right up front that there has been a 
good faith effort on both sides. I certainly feel that way toward the 
Democratic leader. We are very close to reaching an agreement. I think 
it is basically a question of showing each other the actual amendments 
that would be involved. But I understand the Senator from South 
Carolina will not allow us to enter into any agreement with regard to 
the trade bill at this time. Having said that, we will continue to work 
to reach an agreement on the bankruptcy bill as well as trying to find 
a way to consider the pending trade bill.

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