[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 345]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning we will have the final closing 
remarks with respect to the confirmation of Judge Alito to be Associate 
Justice of the Supreme Court. The vote on the confirmation is scheduled 
for 11 o'clock this morning. I remind all of our colleagues to be 
seated at their desks in the Senate Chamber for this historic vote.
  Following the confirmation vote, we will consider the nomination of 
Ben Bernanke to be a member and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve to 
succeed Chairman Alan Greenspan. Under the time agreement, we will have 
1 hour of debate under the control of Chairman Shelby and the ranking 
member, Senator Sarbanes. No rollcall vote is necessary on the Bernanke 
nomination, and we will have a voice vote on the confirmation.
  Finally, this evening the Senate will gather in the Senate Chamber at 
8:30 and proceed as a body to the House Chamber at 8:35 to hear the 
President's annual State of the Union Address. Members are asked to 
please plan their schedules accordingly for today's events.
  I yield the floor.

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