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Vol. 141 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1995 No. 84 

House of Representatives 

The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, May 22, 1995, at 12 noon. 

Senate 

FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1995 

(Legislative day of Monday, May 15, 1995) 

The Senate met at 8:45 a.m., on the 

expiration of the recess, and was called 

to order by the President pro tempore 

[Mr. THURMOND]. 

PRAYER

The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John 

Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: 

Lord of all life, Sovereign of this Nation, we ask You to bless the women 

and men of this Senate as they press on 

to express their convictions on the 

soul-sized fiscal issues confronting our 

Nation. 

In these days of discussion, when priorities must be set and differences are 

sharply focused, we need a special 

measure of Your grace. In the debate 

over what it will take to balance the 

budget, and when and how this can be 

achieved, there will be strong disagreement. We will need Your wisdom and 

Your guidance to practice the fine art 

of creative compromise, so that the 

budget will reflect what is best for our 

Nation both now and for the future. 

Liberate us from the polarities of presuppositions that keep us from moving 

toward consensus. Help each Senator 

to speak the truth as he or she sees it, 

listen carefully to differing points of 

view, and then be willing to find workable solutions. Guide us through these 

days of discord and division and bring 

us to a resolution in which there is no 

victor except the people of this Nation. 

In Your reconciling name. Amen. 

RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING 

MAJORITY LEADER 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The 

acting majority leader is recognized. 

SCHEDULE

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, 

this morning the leader time has been 

reserved and the Senate will immediately resume consideration of Senate 

Concurrent Resolution 13, the budget 

resolution. 

Under the previous order, a rollcall 

vote will occur this morning at 10:45 on 

the Domenici amendment, the text of 

which is President Clinton’s budget. 

That will be the only rollcall vote 

today. However, the Senate will remain 

in session in order to debate the concurrent budget resolution. 

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RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under 

the previous order, the leadership time 

is reserved. 

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON 

THE BUDGET 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under 

the previous order, the Senate will now 

resume consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, which the clerk 

will report. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 13) 

setting forth the congressional budget for 

the United States Government for the fiscal 

years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. 

The Senate resumed consideration of 

the concurrent resolution. 

Pending: 

Hutchison (for Domenici) amendment No. 

1111, in the nature of a substitute. 

Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I 

watched, as I am sure many people in 

America did, last night and all day yesterday, I guess starting at noon, the 

two sides debating probably the most 

important vote we will take maybe in 

our lifetime. 

The balanced budget amendment, I 

felt, was the most important vote because that would set a framework for 

us, for the future generations to make 

sure that in our framework of Government we would not allow one generation to put in debt future generations. 

So while I reserve that vote as the 

most important vote, nevertheless, 

what we are doing today is implementing the balanced budget amendment that did not pass. 

We are taking up for consideration a 

budget resolution that will balance by 

the year 2002. 

I was watching C–SPAN this morning 

and I saw a recap, I guess, of the debate 

on the House floor yesterday. They 

were talking about Democrats holding 

up pictures of the elderly and Republicans holding up pictures of children 

saying, basically, that is where the arguments are—that the Democrats are 

going for the senior citizens and the 

Republicans are talking about protecting children. 

I think that they are saying to the 

senior citizens, ‘‘We do not think you 

will be responsible.’’ I think that is 

what the Democrats were saying on the 

House side. ‘‘We do not think you will 

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