[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S3453]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. CONRAD. This morning, the Senate will immediately resume 
consideration of the budget resolution. Under the order entered last 
night, Mr. Ensign, the Senator from Nevada, will offer an amendment. 
Following debate on that amendment, the majority will offer an 
amendment. Unless we arrive at a different understanding between the 
managers of the bill, I want to alert all colleagues that no votes will 
occur before 5 p.m. this evening.
  We start today with 42 hours left of the 50 hours on the budget 
resolution. We want to alert colleagues that unless we are able to find 
a way to give back time, that means we will have to be in until at 
least midnight tonight and, perhaps, through the night on Thursday. I 
don't anticipate that occurring because I anticipate Senator Gregg and 
I will work out a means to avoid that. But colleagues need to know that 
because we started the budget resolution later this year than in 
previous years, because of other legislation, we are under great 
pressure if we are going to finish this on Friday. We simply must 
conclude by Friday.
  So we alert colleagues we are going to try to move a series of 
amendments so our friends on the other side of the aisle have a full 
opportunity to get their amendments up, offered, and considered, and 
colleagues on this side of the aisle also get a chance for their 
amendments.
  With that, I thank my colleagues and ask for their cooperation with 
the managers as we move forward on the budget resolution.
  Now we will turn to Senator Ensign, who is a valuable member of the 
Budget Committee. Sometimes we disagree on specifics, but we always 
welcome his good nature.

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