[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 69 (Monday, May 23, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S5715]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, today we will resume executive session to 
consider Priscilla Owen to be a U.S. circuit judge for the Fifth 
Circuit. We have a lineup of speakers throughout the afternoon and 
likely into the evening. As I have stated previously, if Members want 
to debate the nomination, we will provide them with that opportunity 
for debate. We have spent about 26 hours over the course of 3 days on 
the Owen nomination. On Friday, we asked unanimous consent to have an 
additional 10 hours before the vote, but there was an objection. 
Because of that objection, we filed a cloture motion on the nomination, 
and that vote will occur tomorrow. I will be talking to the Democratic 
leader as to the exact timing of that cloture vote.
  At 5:30 this evening, Senators should anticipate a vote on the motion 
to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the presence of Members. 
This procedural vote is to ensure that Senators are here for this 
important debate.

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