[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 61 (Friday, April 24, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S4707]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, following leader remarks, if there be any, 
there will be a period of morning business with Senators allowed to 
speak for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no rollcall votes today. 
The next vote will occur at 5:30 on Monday. That vote will be on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act.
  We have a few matters of business today. I am going to rule XIV a 
housing bill. I have spoken with the Republican leader as to how we are 
going to move forward on that, and I think that has been fairly well 
determined. We will do that as soon as we get rid of the fraud 
enforcement legislation and a nomination or two. We should be able to 
move to this on Wednesday or so of next week. It is something we have 
been wanting to go get to for some time. There will be a vote on the 
bankruptcy aspect of housing--the so-called cramdown language. Senator 
McConnell and I have spoken about how to proceed on that and the rest 
of the bill.
  Next week should be an interesting week. Wednesday, sometime, we will 
interrupt whatever we are doing to complete the conference report on 
the budget. Senators Gregg, Conrad, and Murray were appointed as 
conferees on that, and they will be working over the weekend. Most 
issues have been resolved, but there are some that have not.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I assume the Chair would want to announce 
the morning business hour.

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