[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D229-D230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                     9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 13
                            __________
                            
                             Senate Chamber
Program for Thursday: Senate will continue consideration of S. 3, 
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, with a vote on final passage to occur 
thereon; following which, Senate will vote on the confirmation of the 
nomination of Thomas A. Varlan, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Tennessee; following which, Senate will proceed 
to a period of morning business until 11:30 a.m.; following which, 
Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Miguel A. 
Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
District of Columbia Circuit, with a vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture to occur at 12:30 p.m.; following which, Senate will consider 
the nomination of Jay S. Bybee, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit, with 6 hours of debate, followed by a vote on 
confirmation of the nomination; to be immediately followed by a vote on 
the confirmation of the nomination of William H. Steele, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama; to be 
immediately followed by a vote on the confirmation of the nomination of 
J. Daniel Breen, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Tennessee.
              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                      10 a.m., Thursday, March 13
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                             House Chamber
Program for Thursday: Consideration of H.R. 5, Help Efficient, 
Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003 (closed 
rule, two hours of debate).
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            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

     HOUSE
       
     Bonner, Jo, Ala., E444
     Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E448
     Burns, Max, Ga., E432
     Coble, Howard, N.C., E442
     Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E439
     Cummings, Elijah E., Md., E432, E448
     Davis, Tom, Va., E429, E431
     DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E440, E442
     Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E440
     Emanuel, Rahm, Ill., E439
     Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E449
     Filner, Bob, Calif., E449
     Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E438
     Graves, Sam, Mo., E444
     Hastert, J. Dennis, Ill., E436
     Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E430
     Holt, Rush D., N.J., E448
     Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E429
     Lee, Barbara, Calif., E439
     Levin, Sander M., Mich., E446
     Linder, John, Ga., E434
     McInnis, Scott, Colo., E440, E441, E443, E444, E446
     McIntyre, Mike, N.C., E435
     Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E443
     Neal, Richard E., Mass., E437
     Oberstar, James L., Minn., E444, E448
     Otter, C.L. ``Butch'', Idaho, E430
     Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E438
     Paul, Ron, Tex., E436, E437
     Payne, Donald M., N.J., E437
     Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E433
     Porter, Jon C., Nev., E441
     Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E431
     Rogers, Harold, Ky., E440
     Ryan, Paul, Wisc., E445
     Sanders, Bernard, Vt., E435, E441, E446
     Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E434, E444
     Scott, David, Ga., E434
     Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E435, E442
     Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E433, E438
     Upton, Fred, Mich., E443
     Velazquez, Nydia M., N.Y., E437
     Walsh, James T., N.Y., E436, E438
     Whitfield, Ed, Ky., E434