J. Exon

Mr. EXON

Mr. EXON. How much time has been consumed on the economic debate up until now?

Mr. EXON. How much of the 1 hour has been used?

Mr. EXON. Twenty-two minutes. Then I would like to ask that the remainder of that time proceed, and if necessary, although we hope it will not be necessary, to accommodate those who wish to speak on this subject, I may ask unanimous consent for a few additional minutes after the time expires. I would like to advise those on that side of that fact. I believe the Senator from North Dakota was seeking recognition.

Mr. EXON. Mr. President, how much time does the Senator have left on the 1 hour?

Mr. EXON. Since I have several other requests, I yield 7 minutes to the Senator from Connecticut. I have to do that or we will run right out of time.

Mr. EXON. I suggested that.

Mr. EXON. How much time does the Senator from Nebraska have remaining?

Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I yield 5 minutes to my friend from North Dakota, followed by 5 minutes for this Senator from Nebraska and 4 minutes to the Senator from Massachusetts, in that order.

Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I do not see the Republican leader on the floor at this time. I will try to get that time. If people want more time, I will be glad to yield. We are trying to be very fair with the time. Everybody would like to have lots of time, but I only have 14 minutes remaining as of now. I am conserving that as best I can.

Mr. EXON. Mr. President, how much time does the Senator have remaining?

Mr. EXON

Mr. EXON. Mr. President, how much time do I have remaining?

Mr. EXON. Mr. President, the Senator from Nebraska will save his remarks that have to be said to the U.S. Senate for a later time. I ask unanimous consent that the remainder of my time of 3\1/2\ minutes be yielded to the Senator from Massachusetts and that, at the time of the 1 o'clock time period, an additional 15 minutes off the bill to discuss the conference report before us be yielded to the Senator from Massachusetts.

Mr. EXON. I am simply saying that the Senator has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining. I want to yield that time to the Senator from Massachusetts. Following that, the Senator from Massachusetts would be recognized for an additional 15 minutes off the bill for the remarks that he has to make.

Mr. EXON

Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I yield 7 minutes to the Senator from Maryland.

Mr. EXON. I am glad to.

Mr. EXON. Senator Moseley-Braun, who was here at 9:30 this morning trying to speak, will follow me.

Mr. EXON. Will the Chair kindly advise the Senator when I have used 15 minutes? I yield such time as is necessary to myself.

Mr. EXON. Before the chairman came in, we had three Republicans in a row. I thought that we would proceed----

Mr. EXON. No, they were not. They were after that. I yield the floor.

Mr. EXON. Following Senator Moseley-Braun, Senator Bradley.

Mr. EXON. Will the Senator yield for a question?

Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I thank my colleague for yielding. Before she starts in on her speech, which I assume is on her objection to the welfare bill, but she may be talking about economics because she has been very much involved in things that we need to do to shape up America, I want to ask her a question. Did the Senator hear when the Senator from New Mexico made quite a point in answer to my dissertation on supply-side economics and skyrocketing deficits that have been corrected and turned around by President Clinton? He was complaining about the productivity of America. If we want to look at the productivity of America, I think we ought to put that in terms that people can understand: not productivity, but job growth. The percentage of change on an annual basis during the Reagan/Bush years--and I think it is consistent because I talked about the Reagan/Bush years and the skyrocketing deficits that were created then--all during those Reagan/Bush years, the private sector job growth was 1.6 percent. Under President Clinton it is 2.9 percent. That says something about productivity, does it not? Does that not say also something about jobs and job creation, which is what the economy is all about?

Mr. EXON. I thank my friend from Illinois.

Mr. EXON. Yes, I yield the Senator 15 minutes.

Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I yield 7 minutes to the Senator from Massachusetts.