[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 5737]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, tomorrow, following morning business, 
the leader has asked me to say that the Senate will conduct the 90 
minutes of debate prior to appointing conferees with respect to the 
budget resolution. Following that action, the Senate will resume 
consideration of the welfare reauthorization bill.
  Moments ago, the majority leader filed cloture on the committee 
substitute to that bill. That cloture vote will occur on Thursday of 
this week. We hope cloture would be invoked to allow us to finish the 
welfare legislation.
  It is also the majority leader's hope that we will be able to move 
forward with germane amendments to the welfare reauthorization bill and 
make progress on the bill during tomorrow's session. Therefore, 
rollcall votes are possible during tomorrow's session. Senators will be 
notified when the first vote is scheduled.

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