[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 7 (Monday, January 31, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S677]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, tomorrow, following morning business, 
the Senate will begin consideration of the nomination of Alberto 
Gonzales to be Attorney General. There are a number of Senators who 
wish to speak on this nomination, but it is our hope that we can reach 
an agreement for a reasonable time for debate and a vote on the 
Gonzales nomination. We will continue working with our colleagues on 
the other side of the aisle to lock in a consent agreement on the 
nomination. I encourage all Members looking for floor time to contact 
either the chairman or the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee as 
soon as possible so that we can have orderly debate with respect to the 
nomination.
  I also remind all of our colleagues that the President's State of the 
Union Address will be on Wednesday evening of this week. Senators are 
asked to be in the Senate Chamber by 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday in order to 
proceed as a body to the House Chamber at 8:45 p.m. for the 9 o'clock 
address.

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