[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 25722]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, following leader remarks, there will be a 
period of morning business for 1 hour, with Senators permitted to speak 
for up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will 
proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of Irene 
Berger, of West Virginia, to be U.S. district judge for the Southern 
District of West Virginia. There will be 60 minutes for debate equally 
divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Sessions or their 
designees. The Senate will recess from 12:30 to 2:15 for the weekly 
caucus luncheons. At 2:20 p.m., the Senate will proceed to vote on the 
confirmation of the nomination. Upon disposition of the nomination, the 
Senate will turn to a period of morning business until 5:30, with the 
time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their 
designees. At 5:30, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion 
to proceed to H.R. 3548, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, 
with the time until 6 p.m. equally divided and controlled between the 
leaders or their designees. At 6 p.m., the Senate will proceed to vote 
on cloture on the motion to proceed to the unemployment bill. 
Therefore, Senators should expect a vote at 2:20 p.m. and another at 6 
p.m. today.

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