[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11855]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning the Senate has convened again 
to allow Members to pay tribute to the life of Ronald Wilson Reagan, 
our 40th President. Later this morning, at 11:30, the Senate will honor 
that life by voting on a memorial resolution regarding President 
Reagan. I expect that to be the only vote of the day.


                           Order of Procedure

  I ask unanimous consent that the final 10 minutes prior to the vote 
be equally divided and reserved for the two leaders.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, we will conclude our business by 3 p.m. 
today in order to allow the Capitol to prepare for this evening's 
services. The Rotunda service will begin at 7 p.m. tonight, and all 
Senators are asked to be in the Senate Chamber at 6:15 p.m. in order to 
depart at 6:25 p.m. to take our place in the Rotunda for the ceremony. 
Each Senator's office has received a fairly extensive memo outlining 
today's and the rest of the week's events, including plans for the 
Friday service, and that memo provides details for the Senators.
  A final note. In looking ahead to next week, when we finish today, we 
will adjourn until Monday. On Monday, we will resume consideration of 
the Defense authorization bill, and it is my expectation to have 
multiple votes on Monday, probably stacked in the afternoon. We will 
need to make considerable progress on Monday on the Defense 
authorization bill in order to finish the bill as early as possible 
next week.
  I thank my colleagues who have come to the floor in the last several 
days to give eloquent remarks regarding the life and legacy of Ronald 
Reagan.

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