[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 168 (Thursday, December 6, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S12465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Madam President, this morning the Senate will be in a 
period for morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 
10 minutes each. The majority leader has asked me to announce that he 
hopes to have as many as three rollcall votes on judicial nominations 
beginning at around 11 o'clock this morning. At noon, under the order 
previously entered, the Senate will begin consideration of the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act. There will be rollcall votes 
on amendments to the Defense appropriations bill throughout the day.
  As I announced last night for the majority leader, if there is any 
hope of getting out of here next Friday--and I think there is--we must 
complete our work on the Department of Defense appropriations bill this 
week. This week could be tonight, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. But if 
there is any hope of getting us out of here, we have to get this bill 
to conference as quickly as we can so that the House and Senate 
conferees can report a conference report to both the House and Senate. 
If we do not finish the bill this week, our ability to leave here a 
week from tomorrow is very limited.

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