S7696 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— SENATE June 5, 1995 

Wednesday. I made promises, in effect, 

to Senators PRESSLER and HOLLINGS

that we would take it up. I am not certain we will even have five amendments offered. This is a bill the President wants very much. It would seem 

to me, on the other side, if they have 20 

amendments, maybe they would be 

willing to forgo offering all those on 

this bill unless they relate to this bill 

or toughen this bill or somehow 

strengthen this bill. 

It is important legislation, there is 

no question about it. Nobody knows 

how important it is any more than the 

Presiding Officer, Senator INHOFE, and 

Senator NICKLES, from Oklahoma. We 

want to look back on it a year from 

now and say we did the right thing, we 

just did not do something in the emotion of the moment that might infringe 

on somebody’s constitutional rights a 

year from now or 10 years from now. 

But I think there is basic agreement. 

As I just listen to the two managers 

here it seems to me Senator BIDEN and 

Senator HATCH have a pretty good grip 

on what they would like to accomplish. 

Hopefully we will work together tomorrow. Maybe we can get it done tomorrow night, late. 

We did not quite get it done on Memorial Day but at least we made the 

effort. There is no way you can complete it with 97 amendments out there, 

67 on that side and 30-some on this side. 

So we have it down to a total of 20. 

Maybe some of those are not—I do not 

say they are not serious amendments—

maybe what we call around here, place 

holders. 

It seems to me if we start fairly early 

tomorrow morning we can complete action on the bill tomorrow night. 

Mr. BIDEN. I hope so. 

Mr. DOLE. Is that possible? 

Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I think 

that is true. Again, I do not think we 

are going to have trouble finishing the 

amendments. I think the outcome of 

the amendments may affect what one 

or two people on your side or one or 

two people on my side might end up 

doing. But my guess there as well is if 

we finish these amendments we will go 

to final passage and there will not be 

much in the way of that. But I cannot 

make a promise to the leader on that. 

Mr. DOLE. Is there anything else to 

do this evening? Any other amendments that can be dealt with? 

Mr. HATCH. I think it is better for us 

this evening to work on what we are 

going to do tomorrow, come in early 

and do our very best to finish this by 

tomorrow night. I really appreciate the 

good will on the part of the minority 

here to work with us and get this done. 

But I would like to finish it by tomorrow night if we can. If it means getting 

into the habeas amendments pretty 

early tomorrow, it means getting into 

the difficult amendments. 

Hopefully, once we resolve those one 

way or the other, we can move ahead 

to final passage. 

Mrs. BOXER. Will the Senator yield 

for a question? Shall the Senator be 

here prepared at 9:45 to offer the 

amendment? Can we perhaps incorporate that into a unanimous consent 

so we can make sure it is the business 

at hand? 

Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent the first amendment tomorrow be the amendment of 

the Senator from California, Senator 

BOXER. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

Mrs. BOXER. I thank my colleague. 

Mr. HATCH. I suggest to my distinguished colleague from California, if 

she will work with us on the amendment it might not be as difficult as it 

might be. So I would like to chat with 

her and see what we can do. 

Mrs. BOXER. I will be glad to do 

that. 

Mr. HATCH. 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. LOTT. 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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EXTENDED USE OF MEDICARE 

SELECTED POLICIES 

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask that 

the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House on H.R. 483, the 

Medicare select bill. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate a message from the 

House of Representatives announcing 

its disagreement to the amendment of 

the Senate to the bill (H.R. 483) to 

amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit Medicare select policies to be offered in all States, and for 

other purposes, and requesting a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon. 

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I move the 

Senate insist on the Senate amendment and agree to a conference on the 

disagreeing votes of the two Houses 

and the Chair be authorized to appoint 

conferees. 

The motion was agreed to; and the 

Presiding Officer appointed Mr. PACKWOOD, Mr. DOLE, and Mr. MOYNIHAN

conferees on the part of the Senate. 

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I would 

like to note that this has been cleared 

with the leadership on the other side of 

the aisle. I do have a unanimous-consent request now. 

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MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT 

Messages from the President of the 

United States were communicated to 

the Senate by Mr. Thomas, one of his 

secretaries. 

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EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED 

As in executive session, the Presiding 

Officer laid before the Senate messages 

from the President of the United 

States submitting sundry nominations 

which were referred to the appropriate 

committees. 

(The nominations received today are 

printed at the end of the Senate proceedings.) 

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MEASURES PLACED ON THE 

CALENDAR 

The following bill was read the second time and placed on the calendar: 

H.R. 1045. An Act to amend the Goals 2000: 

Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council, and for other purposes. 

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REPORTS OF COMMITTEE 

The following reports of committee 

were submitted: 

By Mr. ROTH, from the Committee on 

Governmental Affairs: Special report entitled ‘‘Fourth Interim Report on United 

States Government Efforts to Combat Fraud 

and Abuse in the Insurance Industry: Problems in Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plans in West 

Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC, New 

York, and Federal Contracts

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’’ (Rept. 104–93). 

EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF 

COMMITTEES 

The following executive reports of 

committees were submitted: 

By Mr. ROTH, from the Committee on 

Governmental Affairs: 

Robert F. Rider, of Delaware, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for 

the term expiring December 8, 2004. 

(The above nomination was reported 

with the recommendation that he be 

confirmed.) 

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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND 

JOINT RESOLUTIONS 

The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first 

and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: 

By Mr. DASCHLE: 

S. 879. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic 

Rivers Act to limit acquisition of land on the 

39-mile headwaters segment of the Missouri 

River, Nebraska and South Dakota, designated as recreational river, to acquisition 

from willing sellers; to the Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources. 

By Mrs. HUTCHISON: 

S. 880. A bill to enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents used by the 

United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. 

GRASSLEY): 

S. 881. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify provisions relating to church pension benefit plans, to modify certain provisions relating to participants in such plans, to reduce the complexity of and to bring workable consistency 

to the applicable rules, to promote retirement savings and benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. 

By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself and 

Mr. DASCHLE): 

mmaher on MIKETEMP with SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS