[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 46 (Friday, March 21, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4225-S4226]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning the Senate will resume 
consideration of S. Con. Res. 23, the concurrent budget resolution. The 
time until 9:45 a.m. will be used for debate, prior to the first vote 
which will begin promptly at 9:45.


                           Order of Procedure

  I ask unanimous consent that following the first vote, the time until 
10:45 be equally divided for debate between the chairman and ranking 
member or their designees; provided further that the next vote in the 
sequence begin at 10:45.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Nevada.
  Mr. REID. It is my understanding that the two leaders are scheduled 
to go to the White House. Is that the reason? I want to make sure 
everyone understands that the majority leader is going to do what he 
can to move this bill and the fact that there is this window is not 
going to happen during the rest of the day; is that right?
  Mr. FRIST. That is correct. The Democratic leader and the majority 
leader will be meeting with the President of the United States for a 
period of about 30 minutes to discuss the war. There will be a pause, 
and then after 10:45 we would expect votes to occur with 10-minute 
intervals thereafter.
  Mr. REID. How many votes are we going to have this morning before the 
majority leader is obligated to leave?
  Mr. FRIST. There will be one vote at 9:45, and then we will depart. 
We will resume voting at 10:45 or thereabouts.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without 
objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, last night the chairman and ranking member 
of the Budget Committee reached an

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agreement for the consideration of the first 10 amendments today. With 
the first 10 votes scripted, it will allow Members to review and 
prepare for the first couple of hours in the voting sequence.
  I encourage Members who intend to offer amendments to notify the 
chairman or the ranking member so that their amendments can be placed 
in the sequence of votes. At this time, we are not encouraging further 
amendments. However, if Members feel compelled to offer them, I ask 
courtesy of that notification.
  I remind all Senators that once the voting sequence begins at 10:45, 
Senators should remain in the Chamber or close by to avoid missing any 
votes. We will need to limit the votes in the sequence to 10 minutes 
each. We will stay until this resolution is completed. It may be a 
lengthy session today in order to conclude the process. I thank Members 
for their cooperation.

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