[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 153 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S8207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, following any leader remarks, there will be 
a period of morning business until 4 p.m. today, with Senators 
permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes during that period of time. 
Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the 
Food Safety Modernization Act. At 5:30 today, Senator-elect Mark Kirk 
will be sworn to be a Senator from the State of Illinois. At 6:30, the 
Senate will proceed to vote on the substitute amendment to the food 
safety bill. Under an agreement reached before the recess, if cloture 
is invoked, all postcloture debate time will be yielded back except for 
the time allotted in agreement and the only amendments or motions in 
order are motions to suspend the rules offered by Senators Johanns and 
Baucus, both relating to 1099 forms, and two offered by Senator Coburn, 
one relating to earmarks and another, a complete substitute for the 
bill. If cloture is invoked, we will debate the motions and then stack 
the votes for later tonight. There is up to 1 hour total on the Johanns 
and Baucus motions and 4 hours on the Coburn motions. Upon disposition 
of the motions, the Senate will proceed to vote on passage of the food 
safety bill.
  I spoke to Senator McConnell earlier today. It was suggested that 
what we would do, if we can get permission from the Senate, is have the 
two votes. We will have the cloture vote and Johanns and Baucus, and 
then there is 4 hours of debate, which would put us until 11, 11:30 
tonight. I think Senator McConnell and I believe it would be to 
everyone's interest to have those three votes in the morning at 9 
o'clock. Senator McConnell and I have a meeting at the White House, and 
we would have to have the votes start at 9. That is where we will try 
to get to, so everyone should be alerted to the schedule issue.

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