[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 5 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S281-S282]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, this morning the Senate will be in a period 
of morning business until 11:30. Under the order, the first hour will 
be under the control of the other side of the aisle and the second hour 
under the control of Senator Coverdell or his designee.
  At 11:30 the Senate will proceed to executive session for 30 minutes 
to debate and then to consider two judicial nominations: Carlos Moreno, 
of California, to be U.S. District Judge and Christine Miller, of the 
District of Columbia, to be a judge of the U.S. Court of Federal 
Claims.
  Following that debate, at approximately 12 noon, two back-to-back 
votes will occur on the confirmation of those nominees. And then after 
the first two votes at 12, at 12:30, by consent, the Senate will recess 
until 2:15 in order for the weekly party conferences to meet.
  It is my hope we will be able to consider and complete action on the 
Ronald Reagan airport naming bill. I will be consulting with the 
manager of that bill, Senator Coverdell, and others who have ideas of 
how it should be handled. I hope to be able to discuss it with Senator 
Daschle so we can work something out on that and then be able to 
complete it and move on to other bills or nominations that we had hoped 
to be able to take up. There is a possibility there could be another 
vote today, and I had expected that there would be a vote early on 
Wednesday morning, but we will not be able to determine that until we 
get something worked out on the Ronald Reagan airport bill.
  I do want to mention also as a reminder to all Senators that at 5 
o'clock this afternoon, from approximately 5 until 6, in room S. 407 of 
the Capitol, there will be a briefing with regard to Iraq by Secretary 
Cohen and Sandy Berger, the National Security Council Adviser, and 
other military officials to bring us up to date on what is the 
situation in Iraq.
  We had hoped that Secretary Albright would be back and could attend 
that briefing, but she will not be present. I think it is important we 
go ahead with that briefing and then once she returns, maybe Thursday 
or early next week, we will ask her to come and brief us on what is 
happening and what happened during her trip to the Middle East and 
Europe. I think it is important we have close communication with the 
administration on what is happening, what they are finding from our 
allies and what their plans are so we can have input. So I invite 
Senators who possibly can to be in room S. 407 at 5 o'clock this 
afternoon.
  I yield the floor.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I note the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hutchinson). The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DORGAN. 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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