[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 23]
[Senate]
[Page 31827]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   PROVIDING FOR SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 339, the 
adjournment resolution.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 339) providing for 
     the sine die adjournment of the first session of the One 
     Hundred Eighth Congress.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. CRAIG. I ask unanimous consent that the amendment at the desk be 
agreed to, the concurrent resolution, as amended, be agreed to, and the 
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2217) was agreed to, as follows:

       On page 1, line 2 strike ``That'' and all that follows 
     through page 3, line 3, and insert:
       ``That when the House adjourns on any legislative day from 
     Tuesday, November 25, 2003, through the remainder of the 
     first session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress, on a motion 
     offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its 
     Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned sine die, 
     or until such day and time as may be specified by its 
     Majority Leader or his designee in the motion to adjourn, or 
     until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of 
     this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; that when 
     the Senate recesses or adjourns at the close of business on 
     any day from Monday, November 24, 2003, through the remainder 
     of the first session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress, on a 
     motion offered by its Majority Leader or his designee, it 
     stand adjourned sine die, or stand recessed or adjourned 
     until such day and time as may be specified by its Majority 
     Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or 
     until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of 
     this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first''.

   The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 339), as amended, was agreed 
to, as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 339

       Resolved, That the resolution from the House of 
     Representatives (H. Con. Res. 339) entitled ``Concurrent 
     resolution providing for the sine die adjournment of the 
     first session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress.'', do pass 
     with the following amendment:
       Page 1, line 2, strike out all after ``concurring),'' over 
     to and including line 3 on page 3 and insert: That when the 
     House adjourns on any legislative day from Tuesday, November 
     25, 2003, through the remainder of the first session of the 
     One Hundred Eighth Congress, on a motion offered pursuant to 
     this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his 
     designee, it stand adjourned sine die, or until such day and 
     time as may be specified by its Majority Leader or his 
     designee in the motion to adjourn, or until the time of any 
     reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
     resolution, whichever occurs first; that when the Senate 
     recesses or adjourns at the close of business on any day from 
     Monday, November 24, 2003, through the remainder of the first 
     session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress, on a motion 
     offered by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     adjourned sine die, or stand recessed or adjourned until such 
     day and time as may be specified by its Majority Leader or 
     his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until the 
     time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this 
     concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.
  Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, before my friend and colleague from Idaho 
leaves the floor, I want to express my thanks on behalf of those 
100,000-plus kids who are looking for a home of their own with loving, 
adoptive parents. Thank you, and my friend Senator Landrieu, from 
Louisiana, for the wonderful leadership you have shown. Not just 
talking the talk but, in the case of your family, very much walking the 
walk. Happy Thanksgiving to you.
  I certainly express that same sentiment to our colleagues here. As we 
approach Thanksgiving in 2 days, in spite of our problems in this 
country, we have much for which to be grateful. I very much appreciate 
the chance to work here with our colleagues, and am grateful for the 
staffs who help us serve our constituents back home in Delaware and 
Alabama and Idaho and Rhode Island and other places. We are thankful 
for the opportunity our constituents have given us this Thanksgiving 
and every Thanksgiving and throughout the year to serve them.
  Mr. CRAIG. I thank my colleague.

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