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“VOTE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S11049-S11050 on Aug. 1, 1995.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
VOTE
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Is it the sense of the Senate that debate on S. 908, the State Department reorganization bill, shall be brought to a close?
The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule.
The clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk called the roll.
The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 55, nays 45, as follows:
[Rollcall Vote No. 345 Leg.]
YEAS--55
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NAYS--45
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The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this vote, the yeas are 55 and the nays are 45. Three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is rejected.
Mr. DOLE. 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. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The Senator from Washington is recognized.
Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to proceed for 5 minutes as if in morning business.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. GORTON. I thank the Chair.
(The remarks of Mr. Gorton pertaining to the introduction of S. 1099 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')
Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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