[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 43 (Thursday, March 13, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2034-S2035]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF BUSINESS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, one thing I did not mention--the Republican 
leader is on the floor--we are going to finish this bill tonight. Or if 
it goes past midnight, we are going to finish it on Friday. We are 
going to finish this bill. We have a lot of amendments. It is not as if 
we have not done this before. I hope people will be understanding of 
the rest of the Senators as to how many amendments are offered.
  We understand the rules. You can offer all you want. We are going to 
finish this legislation tonight. It is important we do that. We have a 
very important work period coming, with many

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things scheduled. I have had a number of Democrats and Republicans come 
to me and say it would be to everyone's advantage if we finished this 
bill earlier tonight rather than later. But whenever it is, whether it 
is late on Thursday, early on Thursday, or early Friday morning, we are 
going to finish this legislation tonight or in the morning.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Massachusetts.

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