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Bob Kerrey: “I urge Senators who would like to get out of here tomorrow to get to the floor and offer their amendments. There are no…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 1996
I urge Senators who would like to get out of here tomorrow to get to the floor and offer their amendments. There are no more than seven or eight amendments on either side. We have worked this down to a relatively small amount, and now all we are doing is waiting. There are a number of Senators who would like to have rollcall votes. It takes time to have rollcall votes. We have been working as diligently as we can. I want nobody to be surprised when it comes to 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning around here, if we wait until 7, 8, 9 o'clock before somebody comes down and offers amendments. This is an age-old problem, and we are heading to a very predictable point here. We have done about all we can from the floor. Now we have to have Members come down and offer their amendments.
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Bob Kerrey
Nebraska

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Addressing the need for Senators to present amendments to expedite legislative proceedings.

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