[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11696]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



         MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME--H.R. 4601 AND H.R. 3859

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I understand the following bills are at 
the desk, H.R. 4601 and 3859. I ask for the first reading of each of 
these bills and ask that it be in order to read the titles 
consecutively.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bills by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4601) to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
     to section 213(c) of the concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for fiscal year 2001 to reduce the public debt and to 
     decrease the statutory limit on the public debt.
       A bill (H.R. 3859) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses 
     through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms.

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I object to further proceedings on 
these bills at this time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

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