[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22807]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. The Chair will shortly announce that we will be in a period 
of morning business until 12 noon today, under a previous order issued 
by the Senate. At noon, the Senate will consider the nomination of 
Dennis Shedd to be a circuit judge. The time on that debate is 6 hours. 
Upon the use or yielding back of that time, but not before 5:15 p.m., 
the Senate will vote on or in relation to that nomination.
  Following disposition of that nomination, the Senate will resume 
consideration of the Homeland Security Act.
  I don't know if there will be used the full 6 hours on the Shedd 
nomination. I really doubt it. I would hope that people would have the 
opportunity, if they choose, to come and talk about this most important 
vote we will have tomorrow on the amendment pending on H.R. 5005. This 
is very important. And of course, after the judge is voted on, there 
will be time this evening. There will be a very limited amount of time 
in the morning for people to speak.
  As the Presiding Officer has educated the entire country, including 
the Senate, this next series of votes is extremely important.

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