[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 21, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S10587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, following leader remarks, there will be a 
period of morning business for 2 hours, with Senators permitted to 
speak for up to 10 minutes each. The Republicans will control the first 
hour and the majority will control the second hour.
  Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to executive 
session to consider the nomination of Roberto Lange to be a U.S. 
district judge for the District of South Dakota. Under an agreement 
reached last night, debate on the nomination will be limited to 2 
hours, equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and 
Sessions or their designees. At 2 p.m., the Senate will proceed to vote 
on confirmation of the nomination.
  Upon disposition of the Lange nomination, Senators should be prepared 
to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 
1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act.
  Last night, I filed cloture on the conference report to accompany the 
Department of Defense Authorization Act and on the nomination of 
William Sessions to be Chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission. 
Senators will be notified when these votes are scheduled.

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