[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[Senate]
[Page 31446]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will be 
in a period of morning business. Senators will be permitted to speak 
for 10 minutes each during that period. Republicans will control the 
first 30 minutes, and the majority will control the next 30 minutes. We 
will continue work on an agreement to vote in relation to the drug 
reimportation matter, the Crapo motion to commit, and the side-by-side 
to the Crapo motion. These amendments and the motion are with respect 
to H.R. 3590, the health insurance reform legislation.
  Yesterday, we filed cloture on the bill we got from the House, the 
appropriations bill, H.R. 3288, which includes Commerce-Justice-
Science, Military Construction, Labor-HHS, Transportation, financial 
services, State and Foreign Operations. We are going to have at least 
two rollcall votes on motions to waive with respect to the 
appropriations conference report today. Senators will be notified when 
these votes are scheduled.
  I direct this question through the Chair to my friend from South 
Dakota. I offered a unanimous consent request yesterday evening that 
set up a schedule of votes on the Crapo motion and, of course, the 
Dorgan amendment. Last night, I was told the Republicans were not ready 
yet. I ask my friend, are the Republicans ready to vote?
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, the Republican leader has just arrived. I 
reserve any statement for him.
  Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum 
call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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