[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 129 (Monday, October 1, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9941-S9942]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. As the Chair has announced, the morning business hour will 
continue until 2 p.m. today. At 2 p.m., the Senate will resume 
consideration of the Defense authorization bill.
  Mr. President, cloture was filed on the DOD bill last week. All 
first-degree amendments must be filed before 1 p.m. today and all 
second-degree amendments must be filed before 9:45 a.m. Tuesday. I 
would advise Members and staff if they have filed their amendments 
already, there is no need to refile them.
  There will be no rollcall votes today. The next rollcall vote will 
occur at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, on cloture on the DOD authorization bill.
  There is lots of work to do. The majority leader has asked me to 
announce that we have the DOD bill we need to finish. We are close to 
having some final numbers on the appropriations bills so we can do 
those conferences that are so badly needed and complete the other 
appropriations bills. We have the airport safety matter we must work on 
as quickly as possible. There is work we have to do on helping those 
employees who have been displaced as a result of the incident on 
September 11.
  We have an antiterrorism bill the Judiciary Committee has been 
working on all weekend. Senators Hatch and Leahy have literally been 
working on that all weekend. They hope to have something for us in the 
next few days, perhaps as early as tomorrow.
  So there are lots of things to do. We are going to need the 
cooperation of all Senators to get them done as quickly as possible. 
The continuing resolution will go for the next 2 weeks. We very much 
hope by that time we will have been able to complete the normal 
appropriations process or at least work our way toward that end.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.

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  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Wyoming is recognized for not to exceed 10 minutes.

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