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“PROGRAM” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S17043-S17044 on Nov. 14, 1995.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
PROGRAM
Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, we hope to turn to S. 908 tomorrow, the State Department reorganization bill, under a 4-hour time limitation. It is also possible that the Senate may consider a continuing resolution or debt limit extension, if received from the House. The Senate may also turn to any available appropriations conference reports.
I hope that we can go to S. 908. Certainly, it has been controversial, and it has been discussed and discussed. I think now we have some agreement between the Senator from North Carolina, Senator Helms, and the Senator from Massachusetts, Senator Kerry. If we can complete that, it might free up some of the nominations and also some of the conferees that I understand are being held because this has not been disposed of. We can check on that tomorrow.
I also indicate that, as far as this Senator knows--we have checked on the House side--there will not be a reason to stay in this evening. So there will not be a CR coming to us from the House. There was an offer made by Senator Domenici and Congressman Kasich to members from the White House representing the President earlier today. I am not certain if that offer has been rejected.
In any event, we will be back tomorrow. It is my hope that we will continue to work, as we have today and yesterday and through the evening and past midnight last night, to come to some agreement and pass a continuing resolution, which will avoid any longer shutdown of the Government.
I believe much of what transpired, of course, will be up to the President of the United States. If he is prepared to sign on to a 7-
year balanced budget, then we can do business very quickly.
As I said earlier, in a brief 5-minute appearance at the White House, I think the President used the term ``balanced budget'' at least five, six, seven, eight times, about how strong he was for it, and that he wanted a balanced budget. Well, if he wants a balanced budget, then I see no reason he cannot accept our proposal, which would eliminate the Medicare provision and keep some of the spending restraints and also add balanced budget language.
I hope the President would look at it carefully. He has indicated in the past, in 1992, he was for a 5-year balanced budget; since then, for 10 years, 9 years, 8 years, or 7 years, or maybe none of the above, but he has indicated flexibility.
If he is serious about a balanced budget amendment or getting a balanced budget by the year 2002, I see no reason we cannot only pass a continuing resolution, but the debt ceiling extension very quickly.
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