[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 5939]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, following morning business, it is expected 
the Senate will receive the veto message on the nuclear waste bill from 
the White House. Under the rule, when that message is received, the 
Senate will immediately begin debate on overriding the President's 
veto. It is hoped an agreement can be made with regard to debate time 
so that a vote will be scheduled.
  As a reminder, the cloture motion on the substitute amendment to the 
marriage tax penalty bill is still pending. That vote will occur 
immediately following the adoption of the motion to proceed to the 
victims' rights resolution. Therefore, votes are possible during this 
afternoon's session of the Senate. Senators will be notified as those 
votes are scheduled.
  I thank my colleagues for their attention.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I say to my friend that the veto message 
from the President will not arrive here until this evening sometime. So 
I do not think we can plan on doing anything with that today.
  I also say to the majority, as soon as a determination is made as to 
how much time the majority wants, I assume through Senator Murkowski, 
we will be willing to enter into a time agreement with the proponents 
of this veto override. I hope it will be the majority leader's wish 
that we can do this sometime tomorrow. As I indicated earlier, the veto 
will not arrive until sometime this evening.
  Having said that, I withdraw my objection to the unanimous-consent 
request allowing morning business until 12 o'clock today.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. DeWine). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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