The big problem with the Record is finding something in particular. The sequence of topics dealt with is apparently arbitrary: a debate on military funding can be interrupted for a proclamation on Cholesterol Awareness Week, votes on shoe import duties and an obscure water project, followed by a speech countering something the President said the previous day. For help in locating the particular page where a subject was discussed, check the CR Index ($1 per issue from the Government Printing Office). These “semi-monthly” indices are consolidated at the end of each Congressional session, then published as hardbound references. For things too recent to have found their way into the Index, you can call 202/275-9009, and ask the people compiling it for help.
