[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 18, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S7831]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, today the Senate will conduct 1 hour of 
morning business for the memorial on the 1-year anniversary of the 
death of our colleague, Senator Paul Coverdell. At 10:30, the Senate 
will resume consideration of the energy and water appropriations bill. 
Rollcall votes are expected throughout the day on amendments to energy 
and water. The Senate may also consider several Executive Calendar 
nominations after we finish energy and water.
  We have had good bipartisan activity in the Senate in recent days. We 
have worked our way through some difficult bills. Senator Stevens and 
Senator Byrd worked through the contentious supplemental appropriations 
bill, and Senator Burns and Senator Byrd, again, worked through the 
Interior appropriations bill. We are now on the energy and water bill. 
Last week we cleared almost 60 nominations. When we finish the energy 
and water appropriations bill today, whatever time that might be, we 
are going to go to the nomination that has an assigned time, the 
nomination of John Graham. It is a contentious issue. When we finish 
that item, we will go to the Transportation appropriations bill.
  I hope all Members work together. As Senator Daschle and I talked 
last night, these appropriations bills don't belong to the Democrats or 
the Republicans. They are ours. The President is leaving for Europe 
today for a very important set of meetings. He needs these 
appropriations bills as much as anybody in the country, if not more.
  I hope we will have people offering amendments. Yesterday we had one 
amendment offered. That was accepted by the managers of the bill. We 
need to move forward. I hope we can do that today around 10:30.

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