[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8549]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. First, Madam President, I would like to welcome everyone 
back here in the Chamber. We have had a week break, and we are king of 
the hill because the House is out this week, so we don't have to 
compete with them.
  This morning there will be a 60-minute period of morning business, 
with Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the majority 
controlling the final 30 minutes.
  Following morning business, the Senate will debate concurrently the 
two stem cell bills. Under an order entered prior to the Easter recess, 
debate on the two bills is for a period up to 20 hours. I anticipate we 
will enter an order to provide for designated segments of time to be 
utilized for those who support and oppose the measures. As previously 
announced, there will be no rollcall votes today. Both the 
distinguished Republican leader and I have scheduled our work caucuses 
for tomorrow rather than today, when they normally take place.
  Madam President, I have a speech that I am going to give today. I 
didn't alert the distinguished Republican leader that I was going to 
give that, so I yield to him, if he has anything he would like to say.

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