[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23870]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 ORDERS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2008, THROUGH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the 
Senate completes its business today, it stand in recess and convene at 
3 p.m. on Monday, October 6, 2008, for a pro forma session with no 
business conducted, except with the concurrence of the two leaders; 
that following the pro forma session, the Senate recess for pro forma 
sessions with no business conducted on the following days and times: 
Tuesday, October 7 at 11 a.m.; Friday, October 10 at 11 a.m.; Tuesday, 
October 14 at 12:30 p.m.; Thursday, October 16 at 10 a.m.; Monday, 
October 20 at 3 p.m.; Thursday, October 23 at 2 p.m.; Monday, October 
27 at 9 a.m.; Thursday, October 30 at 9:15 a.m.; Monday, November 3 at 
10 a.m.; Thursday, November 6 at 11 a.m.; Monday, November 10 at 1 
p.m.; and Thursday, November 13 at 3 p.m.
  I further ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its 
pro forma session on Thursday, November 13, the Senate recess until 12 
noon on Monday, November 17, and that following the prayer and the 
pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for 
the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and the 
Senate proceed to a period of morning business with Senators permitted 
to speak for up to 10 minutes each.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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