[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1245]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will 
proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of Hillary 
Clinton to be Secretary of State. There will be up to 3 hours of debate 
equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their 
designees. The designee I have on this side is the chairman of the 
Foreign Relations Committee, Senator John Kerry.
  The Senate will recess from 12:45 until 2:15 p.m. today to allow for 
the weekly caucus luncheons. We tried to make it clear last night, but 
if we did not, for further clarification I ask unanimous consent that 
the time during the recess not count against the time reserved for 
debate on the nomination.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, upon disposition of the Clinton nomination, 
the Senate will resume consideration of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay 
Act and debate the pending Hutchison amendment. We hope to complete the 
vote on that today. I understand there are other Senators who have 
amendments to offer. I ask they be ready to offer them sometime this 
afternoon or this evening. In addition, the managers are working on an 
arrangement to consider additional amendments in order to complete any 
action on this bill. This bill is open for amendment when we finish the 
Clinton nomination, so I hope people are ready to work on that.

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