[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5527]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. FRIST. For the information of Senators, tomorrow morning the 
Senate will be in a period of morning business until 12:30 p.m. There 
will be no rollcall votes during tomorrow's session. The next vote will 
occur Monday, March 10, at 6 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic whip.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, the purpose of the morning business is to 
have Senators speak if they so desire. There have been some Senators 
wishing to speak on the situation in Iraq. The President is having a 
press conference tonight. It would be timely to do that. I say to those 
people who have indicated a desire to speak, this is their opportunity 
tomorrow. Is that the intent of the leader?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, that is the intent. It is important that 
people take advantage of that opportunity if they so wish.
  In talking to the leadership on the other side of the aisle, we 
agreed it was important for people to have the opportunity. We have 
been very busy over the last several days with the Estrada nomination 
and today the cloture vote. There has been excellent work in terms of 
ratification--the vote on the Moscow Treaty. So it has been very busy.
  We know the Nation is very much concerned with what is going on today 
and over the ensuing days in Iraq, so we did want to make that 
opportunity available.

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