[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S7809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will 
resume consideration of the Department of Defense authorization bill. 
The time until 12 is for debate on the Thune amendment, with the time 
equally divided and controlled between Senators Thune and Durbin or 
their designees. At 12 today, the Senate will proceed to a rollcall 
vote in relation to the Thune amendment. Under an agreement reached a 
couple of days ago, there will be 60 affirmative votes required for the 
adoption of the amendment.
  As a reminder to all Senators, there will be a live quorum at 2 p.m. 
today for the Court of Impeachment of Samuel Kent. Senators should be 
in the Chamber at that time. There will be a delegation from the House 
that will appear at that time.
  Additional rollcall votes are expected throughout the afternoon as 
the Senate considers amendments to the Defense authorization bill. 
Yesterday, the managers, Senators Levin and McCain, asked for an 11 
a.m. filing deadline for first-degree amendments. We hope this will be 
accomplished with a consent agreement this morning.
  I will later today meet with the distinguished Republican leader and 
make some decisions as to how we will finish our work the rest of this 
week and the next 2 weeks and to find out if we will have to work any 
weekends. We have a number of things we are required to do. I gave the 
Republican leader last week an idea of what I think we need to 
accomplish. Without going into detail now, I will be meeting with him 
later to see if we can figure out a way to do it as easily as possible. 
We have two weekends until the August recess. I hope it is not 
necessary that we work weekends, but it is certainly possible. I hope 
we can end when we need to end. We have some things we have to do 
before we leave. I hope that can be accomplished. I am confident that 
with some cooperation it can.

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