[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 116 (Friday, September 6, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6270-S6271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader is recognized.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, first of all, I appreciate very much the 
presiding officer's willingness to come in today. I was all prepared 
this coming Monday to tell everybody ``welcome back''. But I do that a 
few days early. So welcome back everyone. I hope you had a good break. 
I hope it was as productive as

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mine. I am grateful for everyone's cooperation in getting us to this 
point.
  I ask unanimous consent that a letter of notification relating to 
section 2 of S. Con. Res. 22 be printed in the Record.

  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:


                                                  U.S. Senate,

                                Washington, DC, September 5, 2013.
       Dear Colleague: Pursuant to section 2 of Senate Concurrent 
     Resolution 22 of the 113th Congress, after consultation with 
     the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of 
     the House of Representatives, we hereby notify the Members of 
     the Senate to reassemble at 12:00 noon on Friday, September 
     6, 2013, and the Members of the House of Representatives to 
     reassemble at 12:00 noon on Friday, September 6, 2013.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Harry Reid,
                                    Majority Leader of the Senate.
                                                  John A. Boehner,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we convened the Senate today in order to 
enable the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to put a joint resolution 
in the Record which authorizes the use of military force, limited in 
nature against Syria, in response to the Syrian regimes and their use 
of chemical weapons.
  As we know, many, many people have been killed, including almost 500 
children. The reported resolution was signed by committee leaders 
Senators Menendez and Corker. They have set a tremendous model of 
bipartisanship and cooperation for the Senate. I admire both of these 
good men for the work that they have done, the leadership that they 
have showed in allowing us to be at the point where we are now in this 
difficult situation.

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