[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 22041]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, today the Senate will begin debate on 
the conference report to accompany H.R. 3244, the sex trafficking 
victims legislation. I want to start this discussion and debate off 
with thanking my good friend and colleague, Senator Paul Wellstone. He 
and I have worked together on this bill the entire year. We have come 
at this from different points of view. I think we have worked together 
and come up with an excellent proposal and package. I hope for 
unanimous support from the Senate.
  We got near that in the House, with a vote of 377-1. I have spoken 
with that one person who deeply regrets voting against us on this bill. 
It was actually for another provision that was in the bill. This is an 
important piece of legislation.
  The sex trafficking victims legislation is here under a previous 
order, and there will be up to 7 hours of debate on the conference 
report we are going to discuss. Senator Thompson will raise a point of 
order against the report and is expected to appeal the ruling of the 
Chair. Therefore, a vote on the appeal, as well as a vote on adoption 
of the conference report, is expected to occur during this afternoon's 
session. The Senate will also consider the VA-HUD appropriations bill 
and the conference report to accompany the Agriculture appropriations 
bill, with votes on both expected to occur prior to today's 
adjournment.
  I thank my colleagues for their attention.

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