[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21655]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, following the remarks of the leaders, if 
there be any, the Senate will be in a period of morning business, with 
Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. We will be in 
morning business until we receive the consolidated appropriations bill 
from the House. When we receive the message from the House of 
Representatives, we will turn to its consideration.
  Meanwhile, we will continue to work with the minority on an agreement 
to consider the national defense authorization legislation. If we are 
able to reach an agreement on DOD authorization, we could turn to its 
consideration immediately.
  For the information of all Members, we will have shortly, as I have 
indicated, the continuing resolution. It passed the House 
overwhelmingly yesterday, some 370 or 380 votes. We will receive that 
legislation and we will file cloture on it today for a Saturday cloture 
vote. Of course, with consent, we can do about anything around here. We 
can move the vote up and do it today or tomorrow. It is up to the 
membership. So that is one possibility.
  We have the financial crisis situation. Significant progress has been 
made. At 10 o'clock, there is a meeting that will take place with the 
staffs of Democrats and Republicans. They have already started writing 
a proposed piece of legislation. As I have indicated, significant 
progress has been made. Hopefully, we can work something out on that 
legislation in the near future.
  There are a number of other issues we are trying to move forward. 
There is some excellent legislation we have received from the House 
dealing with Amtrak and train safety. We hope we can work out a way to 
do that legislation.
  Anyway, we will keep Senators closely advised. At this stage, it 
seems very clear, unless something happens, we will have to be in 
session on Saturday for a Saturday cloture vote.

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