[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7379]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             SENATE AGENDA

  Mr. REID. Madam President, as a result of a number of conversations 
with various people last night, I think we are at a point where we 
should shortly be able to enter into an agreement to complete H.R. 146. 
Senator Coburn is going to offer six amendments. We are going to agree 
on a time for those amendments. We have the subject matter, and staff 
is going to work out the--I am told the legislative language has been 
drafted on the bills, so it seems to me we should be in a position to 
move forward. With the six amendments, we should be able to finish the 
legislation without a lot of heavy lifting tomorrow--maybe early 
tomorrow--which would allow us to do some nominations and get some of 
those done before we leave here. So I hope that will work out. We are 
not there yet, but I think we are very close.
  I had a meeting this morning with Senator Bingaman. He understands 
the subject matter of the amendments--he being the chair of the Energy 
Committee, which has the jurisdiction of everything in this bill--so 
that should take care of that matter.
  I note 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. Madam President, 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order for the quorum call be rescinded.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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