[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9873]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                                  Y2K

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I regret that, earlier today, I was 
compelled to vote against the Majority Leader's cloture motion with 
respect to S. 96, the Y2K litigation reform bill. I did so, however, 
for the simple reason that I believe it is vitally important that the 
Senate first complete its business on the juvenile justice bill before 
moving on to other business. We are on the verge of finishing our work 
on this much-needed legislation, and it would have been, in my opinion, 
a grotesque waste of time and effort to simply throw that away in some 
artificial rush to proceed to the Y2K bill. Despite my vote, I look 
forward to having the opportunity to turn our attention to the Y2K 
litigation problem as soon as we have finished our work on the issue of 
youth crime and violence.
  Mr. LEAHY addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont is recognized.

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