[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 175 (Wednesday, November 16, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S7587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SCHEDULE
Mr. REID. Following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of
morning business for 1 hour. The majority will control the first half
and the Republicans the final half. Following morning business, the
Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 2354, the Energy and Water
appropriations bill. We will continue to work on an agreement for the
bill and notify Senators when votes are scheduled.
We have a lot of work to do in the next few days. We cannot have the
Defense authorization bill eat up a lot of time after we get back from
the recess we will have for Thanksgiving. So everyone should understand
that we are going to move forward on the Defense authorization bill. It
may not be tomorrow, it may not be the next day, but we have to do it
before Thanksgiving. So I hope everyone understands. I know everyone
wants to get home for Thanksgiving--we all do--but we have an
obligation here.
In the Christmas period; that is, after Thanksgiving, we will have
just a few weeks to get everything done. As important as the Defense
authorization bill is, we can't eat days and days of that time in
December. We have to finish that bill now. I know that won't be easy,
so I would hope that people understand, if they have an idea that they
are going to stop us from moving forward on the bill, on the motion to
proceed, we are going to get that done and more. So that might mean we
have to work past Thursday, past Friday, and if we have procedural
obstacles on that very important legislation, it will mean we will have
to work the weekend and into next week. So I want to make sure everyone
understands that. So all Senators who are watching and listening, and
especially the staff, just make sure you have alternate reservations to
leave Washington.
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