Thad Cochran

Mr. COCHRAN

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Senate Resolution 174, submitted earlier today by Senator Grams.

Mr. COCHRAN

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, be authorized to meet during a session of the Senate on Tuesday, September 19, 1995, at 10 a.m., in Senate Dirksen room G66, on the Ruby Ridge incident.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, September 19, 1995, at 6 p.m. to hold a closed business meeting.

Mr. COCHRAN. The Committee on Veterans' Affairs would like to request unanimous consent to hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to receive the legislative presentation of the American Legion. The hearing will be held on September 19, 1995, at 9:30 a.m., in room 334 of the Cannon House Office Building.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, September 19, 1995, at 2:30 p.m., in room 428A, Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing focusing on tax issues impacting small business.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the Governmental Affairs Committee to meet on Tuesday, September 19, at 2:30 p.m. for a markup on reconciliation.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full Committee on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to conduct a business meeting Tuesday, September 19, at 9:30 a.m., hearing room SD-406, to consider the nomination of Greta Joy Dicus, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and reconciliation legislation.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, September 19, 1995, to conduct a hearing on legislation to reform public housing and tenant based section 8 assistance.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be allowed to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, September 19, 1995, at 9 a.m., in SR-332, to mark up the Committee's Budget Reconciliation instructions.

Mr. COCHRAN

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, as I understand the allocation of time, there is 1 hour on each side. If I am not mistaken, I think under the order, I am to control the time in opposition to the amendment of the Senator from California.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, we have about 10 minutes before we are to proceed with debate on the amendment dealing with poultry regulation. One hour on each side is available under that agreement for debate of that issue. We had hoped to take up another amendment and discuss it between now and then. I know Senator Kerrey had considered bringing up his amendment, which is a Market Promotion Program amendment. I know of no other business that Senators have requested be transacted during this 10-minute period, so I will suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was tabled.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Let me remind the Senate that we voted on this same issue when we had the supplemental reconciliation bill before the Senate on April 6 of this year. I moved to table this same amendment that was offered by the Senators from Nevada and Arkansas. And on a vote of 61 yeas to 37 nays, this amendment was tabled. We fully debated the issue then. We have fully debated the issue now. Nothing has changed, Mr. President. So I hope Senators will notice that I am going to put on the desk here how everybody voted on that previous occasion. I hope we will repeat the success of that favorable motion on the motion to table this same amendment. It is my intention to move to table when time has expired and we ask for the yeas and nays.

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Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there now be a period for the transaction of routine morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes each.

Mr. COCHRAN. I am aware of the valuable CSREES work that has been conducted by MSU/MBI. I assure my colleagues from Michigan that I will revisit MBI's FY96 funding in conference and will remember the Senators' strong support for MBI.

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Mr. COCHRAN. I further ask that following the disposition of the Bumpers amendment that H.R. 1976 be read for a third time without any intervening action or debate.

Mr. COCHRAN. I further ask that following the disposition of the Conrad amendment there be 4 minutes to be equally divided in the usual form, to be followed by a vote on or in relation to the Bumpers amendment.

Mr. COCHRAN. I now ask unanimous consent that following the disposition of the Feingold amendment there be 4 minutes for debate to be equally divided in the usual form, to be followed by a modification by Senator Conrad, if necessary, and that following the modification, the Senate proceed to vote on or in relation to the Conrad amendment.

Mr. COCHRAN. I further ask unanimous consent that at 9:40 a.m. the Senate then immediately resume consideration of H.R. 1976, the agricultural appropriations bill, and there be 4 minutes equally divided on the Feingold amendment, to be followed by a rollcall vote on or in relation to the Feingold amendment.

Mr. COCHRAN

Mr. COCHRAN. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. COCHRAN. Let me add that I share Senator Bumpers' understanding. distance learning and medical link funding

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Mr. COCHRAN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Mr. HEFLIN addressed the Chair.

Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, we have reviewed the amendment, and we have agreed to it with some modifications being made to the amendment by the Senator from New Mexico. We urge its adoption.

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Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, will the Senator withhold.