[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7158]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, the Senate will immediately resume 
consideration of the budget resolution. There are 25 hours of debate 
time left. The two managers have been doing an exemplary job of 
managing this bill. We still have a long way to go.
  As I mentioned, 25 hours remain. We will have to see how we get to 
tomorrow morning. As I indicated a couple of days ago, unless the 
managers can agree on yielding back some time, we will have to stay in 
all night tonight and be in a position to start voting on the so-called 
vote-a-rama tomorrow.
  We have a number of amendments pending. I am told that we have six or 
seven pending now. The managers will be making a decision about which 
amendments will be voted on between 11:30 and about 12:45, when we can 
pick up another vote--around 12:45 or 1 o'clock. We anticipate other 
votes from 4 to 6. We may be able to back that off. As soon as the 
Appropriations Committee completes its work, we can start voting. So 
from 4 to 6--or maybe it can be 3 or 3:30 to 6.
  We have a lot of committee meetings going on today all over the 
Senate office buildings. We are going to do our best to keep 
disruptions to a minimum. We cannot guarantee the meetings will not 
have to be interrupted. I have indicated to the Republican leader that 
we would not vote beyond 6 p.m. today. That may have to change. We will 
see if we have to come back after 8 o'clock to do what we can to clear 
off some of these votes. I would rather not do that, but we will 
discuss that with the managers and my distinguished counterpart, 
Senator McConnell.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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