[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 373]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, on Monday the Senate will resume debate on 
H.R. 3108, the pension bill. While there will be no rollcall votes on 
Monday, Senators will have the opportunity to offer and debate their 
amendments. It is the leader's intention to complete action on this 
legislation early next week. Therefore, Members are encouraged to make 
themselves available during Monday's session to offer their amendments. 
Any votes ordered with respect to the pension bill will be stacked to 
occur on Tuesday.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The assistant Democratic leader.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, if my friend will yield, I am confident the 
distinguished acting majority leader does not have the answer to this 
question, but I hope we can get it soon. We would like to know, as soon 
as possible, whether those votes the leader contemplates on Tuesday 
could come after the caucuses rather than before, or at least if they 
are not, we should know right away because some of the people who live 
on the east coast have the luxury of being able to come down here later 
in the day; those of us from the West have to come, anyway, the night 
before. But we would appreciate it if the leader would let us know as 
quickly as possible if he contemplates that vote in the morning on 
Tuesday or the afternoon.
  Mr. DeWINE. We certainly hope to make that information available to 
the leaders as soon as possible.

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