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of Section 305(b)(2) was sustained, and the amendment was ruled out of order. Page S7353

By 45 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 201), three-fifths

of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having

voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected a motion to

waive section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act

of 1974 with respect to consideration of Exon (for

Murray) Amendment No. 1163, to protect children

receiving health care insurance under Medicaid. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was

in violation of Section 305(b)(2) was sustained, and

the amendment was ruled out of order.

 Pages S7360–61

Senate will resume consideration of the resolution

on Thursday, May 25, 1995, with further votes to

occur thereon.

Supplemental Rescissions Conference Report:

Senate began consideration of the conference report

on H.R. 1158, making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance and

making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995. Pages S7371–85

Senate will resume consideration of the conference

report on Thursday, May 25, 1995, with a vote to

occur thereon.

Appointments:

Office of Compliance: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the

Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, pursuant to Public Law 104–1, announced the joint appointment of the following individuals as members of the Board of Directors of

the Office of Compliance: Glen D. Nager, of Washington, D.C., for a term of 5 years and to serve as

Chair; Virginia A. Seitz, of Washington, D.C., for a

term of 5 years; Jerry M. Hunter, of Missouri, for

a term of 4 years; James N. Adler, of California, for

a term of 4 years; and Lawrence Z. Lorber, of Washington, D.C., for a term of 3 years. Page S7401

Messages From the President: Senate received the

following messages from the President of the United

States:

Transmitting the report on aeronautics and space

for fiscal year 1994; referred to the Committee on

Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (PM–52).

 Page S7388

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

Linda Lee Robertson, of Oklahoma, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury.

Joseph H. McKinley, Jr., of Kentucky, to be

United States District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky.

Robert H. Whaley, of Washington, to be United

States District Judge for the Eastern District of

Washington.

B. Lynn Winmill, of Idaho, to be United States

District Judge for the District of Idaho.

A routine list in the Marine Corps. Page S7403

Messages From the President: Pages S7387–88

Messages From the House: Page S7388

Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S7389–90

Additional Cosponsors: Pages S7390–91

Amendments Submitted: Pages S7391–99

Authority for Committees: Pages S7399–S7400

Additional Statements: Pages S7400–01

Record Votes: Twenty-two record votes were taken today. (Total—202) Pages S7305–07, S7334–35,

S7339–40, S7343, S7345–46, S7349–51, S7353, S7360–61,

S7363–64

Recess: Senate convened at 8 a.m., and recessed at

8:42 p.m., until 9 a.m., on Thursday, May 25,

1995. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the

Acting Majority Leader in today’s RECORD on page S7403.)

Committee Meetings

(Committees not listed did not meet)

1995 FARM BILL

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation concluded hearings on proposed legislation

to strengthen and improve United States agricultural

programs, focusing on research and the future of

American agriculture, after receiving testimony from

Karl Stauber, Under Secretary Designate of Agriculture for Research, Education and Economics;

Susan E. Offutt, Executive Director of the Board on

Agriculture, National Research Council; John

Owens, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, on

behalf of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges; Victor L.

Lechtenberg, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, on behalf of the Research and Education

Working Group of the National Center for Food and

Agricultural Policy; Frank F. Busta, University of

Minnesota, St. Paul, on behalf of the Institute of

Food Technologists; William R. Sprague, Kentucky

Farm Bureau, Louisville, on behalf of the American

Farm Bureau Federation; Michael Wehler, Plain,

Wisconsin, on behalf of the Animal Agriculture Coalition; Robert F. Barnes, American Society of

Agronomy, Madison, Wisconsin, on behalf of the

Crop Science Society of America and the Soil Science

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Society of America; Alan Goldhammer, Biotechnology Industry Organization, Washington,

D.C.; Larry Jefferies, New Castle, Kentucky, on behalf of the Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture;

and David Morris, Institute for Local Self-Reliance,

Minneapolis, Minnesota.

APPROPRIATIONS—FISH AND WILDLIFE

SERVICE

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the Interior and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the

Fish and Wildlife Service, receiving testimony from

George T. Frampton, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Fish

and Wildlife and Parks, Mollie H. Beattie, Director,

United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and Mary

Ann Lawler, Director of Budget, all of the Department of the Interior

Subcommittee will meet again on Tuesday, June

6.

MEXICAN BANKING SYSTEM

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:

Committee concluded hearings to examine the impact of the peso devaluation and the Administration

aid package on the banking system and economy of

Mexico, after receiving testimony from Jerome I.

Levinson, Economic Policy Institute, and Christopher

Whalen, Legal Research International, Inc., both of

Washington, D.C.; Bernard L. Weinstein, University

of North Texas, Denton; Alberto Sanchez, Deutsche

Bank Securities Corp., New York, New York; Juan

Auping, Iberian American University, Raymundo

Artiz, National Association of Manufacturers, and

Javier Livas, all of Mexico City, Mexico; Sra. Liliana

Flores, Monterrey, Mexico; and Gabriel Hinojosa,

Puebla, Mexico.

INTERNATIONAL AVIATION POLICY

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation concluded hearings to examine issues relating to international aviation policy,

after receiving testimony from Federico Pena, Secretary, and Stephen H. Kaplan, General Counsel,

both of the Department of Transportation; Kenneth

M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, Resources,

Community, and Economic Development Division,

General Accounting Office; Ronald Allen, Delta Airlines, and Thomas H. Weidemeyer, United Parcel

Service Airlines, both of Atlanta, Georgia; Gerald

Greenwald, United Airlines, Chicago, Illinois; Jeffrey

Erickson, Trans World Airlines, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri; Robert L. Crandall, AMR Corporation, Dallas,

Texas; and George F. Doughty, Lehigh Northampton

Airport Authority, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

WELFARE REFORM

Committee on Finance: Committee began markup of H.R. 4, to control welfare spending and reduce welfare dependence by requiring States to encourage job

placement measures, to provide for a job voucher

program through the use of private profit and nonprofit organizations, to eliminate certain Federal requirements to give States additional flexibility in operating their Job Opportunities and Basic Skill

Training Program (JOBS), and to establish a temporary family assistance grant under which States can

provide assistance to needy families with minor children, but did not complete action thereon, and will

continue tomorrow.

AVIATION SAFETY

Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on

Oversight of Government Management and the District of Columbia held hearings to examine the safety implications of unapproved aviation parts used in

the rebuilding of aircraft, receiving testimony from

David R. Hinson, Administrator, Federal Aviation

Administration, A. Mary Schiavo, Inspector General,

and Harry Schaefer, Assistant Special Agent-inCharge, Office of the Inspector General, all of the

Department of Transportation; Thomas T. Kubic,

Chief, Financial Crimes Section, Federal Bureau of

Investigation, Department of Justice; Chester Paul

Beach, Jr., United Technologies Corporation, East

Hartford, Connecticut, on behalf of the Aerospace

Industries Association; Michael F. Rioux, Air Transport Association of America, Walter S. Coleman, Regional Airline Association, and Edward J. Glueckler,

Airline Suppliers Association, all of Washington,

D.C.; Gabor Kish, New York, New York; and James

M. Frisbee, Apple Valley, Minnesota.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

COUNTER-TERRORISM

Committee on the Judiciary: Committee held hearings on the Administration’s counter-terrorism intelligence gathering proposals, focusing on whether

there is a need for increased wiretap and infiltration

authority for Federal law enforcement, receiving

written testimony from Jamie S. Gorelick, Deputy

Attorney General, Department of Justice; James E.

Moody, Acting Deputy Assistant Director, Federal

Bureau of Investigation; and James X. Dempsey,

Center for National Security Studies, and Donald M.

Haines, American Civil Liberties Union, both of

Washington, D.C.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

INTELLIGENCE

Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed

hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony

from officials of the intelligence community.

Committee recessed subject to call.