[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 44 (Thursday, March 12, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S3035]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Madam President, following leader remarks, the Senate will 
proceed to a period of morning business until 12 o'clock noon, with 
Senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each during that period 
of time. Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to 
executive session to debate the nomination of David Ogden to be Deputy 
Attorney General. There will be 2 hours for debate equally divided and 
controlled between the two leaders or their designees. At 2 p.m., the 
Senate will vote on the confirmation of Mr. Ogden.
  Following the vote, the Senate will consider the nomination of Thomas 
Perrelli to be Associate Attorney General. Under an agreement that was 
reached yesterday, the debate will be limited to 90 minutes, with the 
time equally divided and controlled. Upon the use or yielding back of 
time, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Perrelli nomination.
  We will continue to work on agreements to consider additional 
nominations this week. I expect to file cloture on a matter to move the 
lands bill forward again, for the information of all Senators. A widely 
popular bill we sent to the House was put on the consent calendar 
yesterday and failed by two votes. So we will have to start that 
process over here again. One of the things they are talking about doing 
is adding another Idaho wilderness provision to that bill and to send 
it back over here. But I would hope perhaps we can work something out 
with people who want us to have to go through all the procedural 
processes. I hope we do not have to do that. If we do, that is what we 
will do. We will have a vote Monday morning on cloture unless we can 
get something worked out with those who are opposing this.
  Then, next week, that being the case, we will spend some time on the 
lands bill. I have indicated to the Republican leader we are going to 
do national service this work period. The House is going to pass that 
probably next Tuesday, allowing us to get to it toward the end of the 
week or the following week. And then, of course, the final week we are 
here we have to do the budget.

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