[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S2249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010

  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate 
completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, 
April 14; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of 
proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, 
the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the 
day, and the Senate then observe a moment of silence in solidarity with 
the people of Poland; that following the moment of silence, the Senate 
proceed to a period of morning business with Senators permitted to 
speak on the topic of Poland; that following those statements, there be 
a period of morning business for 1 hour with Senators permitted to 
speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the Republicans 
controlling the first 30 minutes and the majority controlling the final 
30 minutes; that following morning business, the Senate resume 
consideration of H.R. 4851, the Continuing Extension Act, as provided 
for under the previous order.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Before finalizing the end of the day, I would add 
that in support of this resolution we will discuss tomorrow, in 1991, 
working for Ohio State University, I spent some time in Poland working 
with their government to transition from communism to democracy. And my 
friend Tomaz, who is a Polish academician, later rose to be the 
Minister of Culture in Poland. He was on that plane. I miss him. I had 
not seen him in years. But I miss him and the contribution he made to 
Poland and to our country in the work we did together on cultural 
issues, and certainly support this moment of silence and ask that we 
all remember the terrible thing that happened to so many of the leaders 
in Poland and what that means for how we have to come together and 
assist that country as it moves forward in another crisis that the 
great 38 million people of Poland face day after day.

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