[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 19 (Monday, February 8, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S507]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               MODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE CALENDAR ORDERS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, this has been a historic storm. I was in 
Nevada. I left Friday morning, early, and had a beautiful weekend 
there--highs in the low 60s. But getting back here was another story. 
It was very, very difficult, and though I am here, a lot of Senators 
simply have not been able to get here.
  Staff is also under great duress to get here. The subway--the Metro, 
as we call it--which is so important to people who live and work here, 
is basically only an underground transit vehicle now. Anything above 
the ground is not working. So if you live right in DC, you might be all 
right, but if you are either in Maryland or Virginia, you can't get 
here if you have to depend on the subway.
  As a result of that, we have had to change things. Even those who get 
here have extreme difficulty in driving. The police and authorities are 
still recommending that people not go on the roads. They are dangerous 
and difficult, and some, especially if you get off the main drag, are 
impassable. As a result of that, Mr. President, we are going to have to 
change things around here. And as you know, all the reports are that 
there is a 90 percent chance we are going to have another big storm 
tomorrow.
  Having said that, Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask 
unanimous consent that the orders with respect to Calendar Nos. 468 and 
688 be modified to provide that the orders be delayed to occur at 2 
p.m., Tuesday, February 9, under the same conditions and limitations as 
provided under the original order of February 4, 2010.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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