[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 120 (Friday, September 14, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9411-S9412]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, 
there will be caucuses held by both parties at 9:15 a.m. today. As soon 
as the caucuses have completed their deliberations, we will enter into 
morning business for a period of time. My hope and my expectation is 
that we will take up both the supplemental appropriations bill, as well 
as the resolution having to do with the circumstances we are facing in 
providing the President with additional authority. That resolution, as 
well as the supplemental appropriations bill, will be the subject of 
deliberation and debate today, perhaps tomorrow. The House of 
Representatives has indicated they will be in session tomorrow to take 
up the resolution.
  It is my hope that perhaps we might be able to complete our work 
today, but until I have had the opportunity to consult more with the 
Republican leader, I am unable to make any more definitive judgment 
about the time it will take to complete our work on both of these 
matters. We were negotiating late into the evening last night. I thank 
all of those who participated.
  We concluded our work successfully after midnight last night. We will 
now be in a position to take up the supplemental appropriations bill. I 
will consult with the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, the 
ranking member, as well as the Republican leader, as we consider just 
what the sequence will be throughout the day.
  There will be rollcalls. We are unclear about the timing of those 
rollcalls or whether or not a Saturday session may be required. I call 
attention to that expectation.
  I also remind Senators that there is a memorial service at the 
National Cathedral at noon. While the more optimistic view is that we 
could perhaps begin boarding buses as early as 10 o'clock to 
accommodate logistics and security, it may be that we will be boarding 
a little later than that in order to accommodate whatever other 
considerations in the schedule there will be this morning.
  I remind Senators that there will be a need to board buses sometime, 
I would say, at least prior to 11 o'clock, but we will make more 
definitive announcements with regard to boarding the buses as well as 
the specific schedule in the time ahead.

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                               Baby Grace

  Also, Mr. President, in what has been a very dark hour for this 
country and for this institution, it is hard to find anything for which 
we can celebrate, but we can celebrate this morning. Senator Dodd and 
his wife Jackie had a baby girl last night. Her name is Grace. She is 7 
pounds. They are doing well. I congratulate Senator Dodd, Jackie, and 
welcome Grace into this world of ours.

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