[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17171]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Madam President, following leader remarks, there will be a 
period for morning business for 95 minutes. Senator Durbin will control 
the first 5 minutes, the Republicans will control the next 60 minutes, 
and the majority will control the next 30 minutes. Following morning 
business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 2892, the 
Homeland Security Appropriations bill. There will then be 10 minutes 
for debate prior to a vote in relation to a Kyl amendment, No. 1432. 
Additional rollcall votes are expected to occur throughout the day as 
we work toward completion of the appropriations bill.
  I filed cloture last night on the substitute amendment and the 
underlying bill. As a result, germane first-degree amendments must be 
filed by 1 p.m. today.
  There is a strong possibility--and I hope, on my behalf--that cloture 
will not be necessary and we will be able to complete action on the 
bill today. If we are unable to finish that bill, we will have cloture 
tomorrow morning, maybe into the weekend.
  I acknowledge the cooperation and support of the Republicans in 
allowing us to move to the Defense bill, a very important bill. We are 
doing our best to accomplish what we set out to do this week and not 
have to be in this weekend. That would be better for everyone. We all 
have a lot of things to do. This weekend, if we have to be here, will 
be a series of cloture votes and we hope that is unnecessary.

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