[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5243]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we are going to immediately resume 
consideration of S. 4. At 10 a.m., there will be two rollcall votes, 
first with respect to the Sununu amendment regarding cross-border 
interoperability. The second vote is in respect to the Salazar 
amendment regarding rural policing. These will be the only votes today. 
Members are welcome to stay after the votes and offer amendments and 
speak on amendments that are pending.
  One amendment that has generated a lot of controversy within the 
Senate and outside of this body is the DeMint amendment. I hope Members 
will come and speak about it. As staff has talked, I have mentioned 
briefly to the Republican leader what we would like to do. Monday 
night, we will have several votes. We will have more than one vote at 
5:30. What I would like to do is on Tuesday have McCaskill and DeMint 
in the morning. The only thing we have to work out is how much time has 
to be spent on the DeMint amendment prior to a vote. We hope Senators 
will come and talk about those matters this afternoon and Monday.
  I repeat, Members have the opportunity this afternoon and Monday. We 
will come in at whatever time we think is appropriate. If we get word 
that Senators want to offer amendments, we can come in earlier rather 
than later so that Members may offer amendments and speak about them 
and so we can move to conclusion of this legislation.
  Members have been previously informed that we would be voting on 
March 5. I am surprised that March is here already, but it is.
  We have done well on this bill. I have been satisfied--I think 
everybody has been--with the demeanor of the debate. It has been very 
good.

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