[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 19990]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. SESSIONS. I further ask consent that notwithstanding the 
provisions of rule XXII, at 11:15 there will be 1 hour of debate 
equally divided between Senators Hatch and Leahy, or their designees, 
and that at 12:15 the Senate proceed to the vote on invoking cloture on 
the Owen nomination. I further ask consent that the Senate recess 
following that vote until 2:15 p.m. for the weekly party lunches.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. SESSIONS. On behalf of the majority leader, I advise all Senators 
that the Senate will resume consideration of S. 14, the Energy bill. It 
is the majority leader's hope to dispose of the two pending CAFE 
amendments tomorrow morning. In addition, the Senate will conduct its 
third cloture vote on the Owen nomination for the Fifth Circuit 
tomorrow at 12:15. Therefore, Senators should expect the possibility of 
several votes prior to the party lunches. Members will be notified when 
the first vote is scheduled.
  For the remainder of the day, the Senate will continue debate on the 
Energy bill. The Senate may also begin consideration of the Chile and 
Singapore trade agreement bills tomorrow. Therefore, Senators should 
expect votes throughout the afternoon and into the evening tomorrow.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, just to clarify, because I think this is 
an important scheduling to note, if I could ask the distinguished 
Senator from Alabama, under this unanimous consent request, it would 
then appear that there would be a vote on the Owen nomination at 12:15 
but that votes on the two pending CAFE amendments, the Durbin amendment 
and the Levin amendment, could occur prior to 11:15, which is when we 
are scheduled to debate the Owen nomination; is that correct?
  Mr. SESSIONS. As I understand the agreement and the majority leader's 
position, it is his hope to dispose of those two CAFE amendments 
tomorrow morning. I would think the Senator is correct.
  Mr. DASCHLE. That is my understanding, that we will have a vote at 
12:15 on the Owen nomination and Senators should be advised there could 
be one vote, perhaps two votes, prior to 11:15 on the two amendments 
offered by the Senators from Illinois and Michigan having to do with 
the CAFE standards.
  I thank the Senator for his answer.

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