[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5244]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, today there will be a period of morning 
business until the hour of 11 a.m. The first half of morning business 
will be under the control of the Democratic leader or his designee, and 
the second half will be reserved for this side of the aisle. At 11 
a.m., the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Miguel 
Estrada.
  As a reminder, a cloture motion was filed on that nomination 
yesterday. Therefore, the vote will occur sometime on Thursday morning. 
We will announce the precise time of that vote later today.
  At 12 noon today, the Senate will begin consideration of the Moscow 
Treaty. Under the consent agreement reached yesterday, only amendments 
in order to the resolution of ratification are those that are relevant 
to the resolution or the treaty. It is my understanding that there will 
be relevant amendments offered by some of my colleagues on the 
Democratic side, and therefore rollcall votes are expected today. 
Members who desire to offer amendments to the Moscow Treaty should work 
with the chairman and the ranking member of the Foreign Relations 
Committee to set up the appropriate time for consideration of their 
amendments. The Senate will complete action on the Moscow Treaty this 
week.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Nevada.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I haven't had an opportunity to check with 
floor staff, but I want to alert Members. At 11 o'clock, Senator 
Roberts and I, who were chairman and ranking member of the committee 
for many years, are going to make a statement on a long-time person who 
is leaving. We will work this out. I want to alert Members that we 
would like to have about 10 or 15 minutes between us at that time to 
speak about someone who is leaving and who has been involved in the 
committee work for many years.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from New Jersey is recognized.

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