[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 338]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, as the Presiding Officer indicated, we will 
be in a period of morning business until 11 o'clock this morning. At 11 
a.m. the Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 622, the economic 
stimulus bill, with the Durbin unemployment insurance amendment 
pending. There will be 30 minutes of debate for that amendment, and at 
11:30 we will vote.
  The Senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15 today for weekly party 
conferences. I advise Members there are some amendments pending. The 
next two amendments in order will be those from this side of the aisle. 
I say to anyone who has any debate they want to have in relation to 
these amendments or the bill itself, this afternoon would be a good 
time. The leader has not announced whether there will be more votes 
this afternoon, but there very likely could be more. As we know, this 
afternoon we have a number of other things going on here.
  Tonight is that time of the year when we will have the President 
coming from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to give his State of the Union 
Address. We anticipate that with relish. We look forward to that, as 
well as seeing how we can help him in his battle against terrorism and 
working to defeat the economic crisis we have at home.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Wyoming.
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I join with the Senator from Nevada in 
urging people to come to the floor with amendments. I am pleased we 
have had the opportunity to present amendments. I think the bill 
initially was not adequate. We do need to do that, and we are going to 
have an opportunity. I urge all Members to do that. We need also, of 
course, to give some thought to our spending. It looks as if it will be 
a real issue. We will be spending out of control if we are not careful.
  I yield the floor.

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