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“THE SENATE PROGRAM” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S10859 on July 28, 1995.
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THE SENATE PROGRAM
Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I might say to all Senators that the Senate will resume consideration of the State Department revitalization bill at 2 p.m. on Monday.
Any rollcall votes will not occur prior to 6 p.m on Monday.
I might also say that somebody who wants to debate only the State Department bill can do so this afternoon if they cannot be here Monday. It might be a good opportunity for opening statements which they want to make, or some statement about some amendment and a discussion about one of their amendments.
I have also visited with both the minority Democratic whip and the Democratic leader. And I think we should put all Senators on notice that there probably will be a Saturday session a week from tomorrow.
We have a lot to do. We would like get out of here as quickly as we can in August. We are not going to make the August 4 recess, but beginning maybe sometime later in August.
That is what we will know for certain on Monday. But I want to put Senators on notice that there could be a Saturday session on August 5. So all Senators should be on notice.
It is my hope that we will be on with the welfare reform maybe late Friday night and, if we should get bogged down on the State Department revitalization bill and unable to get cloture on the bill itself, if it seems likely we will not get cloture on the second, then I think we would move to the DOD authorization bill where I understand that could be finished in perhaps 2\1/2\ days.
Upon completion of that, it would be my intention to try to work out--in fact, before we complete--if we can work out some dual-track procedure, which we have done in the past, where we consider appropriations bills after a certain time each day because the appropriators are very anxious that we complete at least six appropriations bills before we start the recess. We have completed two. I understand one conference has been completed on the legislative appropriations. We will take up the conference report next week.
Energy and water is available now. But there are some problems we are trying to work out. There may be as many as three others before Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.
So I just say to my colleagues that on Monday there will be no votes until 6 p.m., but I assume there will be votes at 6 p.m., and then we are in for probably long nights and maybe a Saturday session next week. And we will be in all of the following week.
Mr. FORD addressed the Chair.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky is recognized.
Mr. FORD. Mr. President, let me thank the distinguished majority leader for giving us the advance notice so that we can make arrangements for Saturday, August 5, and expect to be here to debate and vote on Saturday. Then we would be back at 9 o'clock probably on Monday, and continue our effort, whether it is welfare reform or whatever the distinguished majority leader wishes to bring up.
I thank him for giving us this advanced warning. I think all have expected that Saturday, August 5, would be used. And I think it is a wise use of time by letting us out tomorrow and then coming back.
So I thank him for that.
Mr. President, we are now in the period of morning business in which each Senator has 5 minutes. Is that is correct?
The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.
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