[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 18970]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Madam President, following leader remarks, the Senate will 
resume consideration of the Department of Defense authorization bill. 
Last night, I filed cloture on this bill. The vote is expected to occur 
1 hour after we come in tomorrow. Germane first-degree amendments must 
be filed at the desk prior to 1 p.m. today in order to be considered 
postcloture. Rollcall votes in relation to amendments are expected to 
occur throughout the day and into the evening. This is the time for 
people who have indicated they want to offer amendments to do so. We 
had a lot of down time in which Members could have, but we are making 
progress on the bill. It is my understanding, from speaking to the 
managers, that for the most contentious issues, there is a pathway to 
completion. I hope that in fact is the case.

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