[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 109 (Tuesday, September 3, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8035-S8036]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, good morning. I welcome back every one of 
our very competent staff which has been away for 30 days.
  Mr. President, this morning we are going to begin consideration of 
the homeland security legislation, H.R. 5005, with 7 hours of debate on 
the motion. The time will be divided between Senators Lieberman and 
Thompson, and in opposition that time will be controlled by Senator 
Byrd.
  At 12:30 today, we will proceed to executive session to vote on the 
confirmation of a judicial nomination. Following that vote, the Senate 
will recess until 2:15, as we do each Tuesday for party conferences. 
Debate on the motion will resume at 2:15.
  All Senators should be alerted that in addition to the vote on the 
judicial nomination at 12:30 today, the Senate will vote on the motion 
to proceed to H.R. 5005 upon the expiration or yielding back of all 
time--somewhere around 6:15 this afternoon.
  Today, we have a motion to proceed, as I have indicated. Tomorrow, we 
have the morning devoted to the Interior appropriations bill starting 
at 9:30. Then we will move again to homeland security.
  Tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock, Vice President Mondale will be here 
for the Leader Lecture Series.
  It will be a relatively short day tomorrow.
  Then on Thursday, we will have full debate, which will include work 
on the Interior appropriations bill. We hope we can complete the 
Interior appropriations bill this week.
  Hopefully, with permission of the minority, we can move to another 
appropriations bill.
  We have one additional bill which the House passed, Treasury-Postal 
Service appropriations. That is something we have to do. There is a lot 
of work to do. Thursday will be our last legislative workday this week 
because Congress is going to New York on Friday.
  As the leader announced, on each Monday there will be votes--some as 
early as noon. One week from Monday is a Jewish holiday. It is my 
understanding we will not work that day. At least that is the 
indication I got a

[[Page S8036]]

short time ago in speaking with the leader.

                          ____________________