[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2410]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, following leader remarks the Senate will 
resume consideration of the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to be U.S. 
circuit judge for the D.C. Circuit. At 10:30 there will be a vote on 
that nomination. We all know the weather is inclement. It is getting 
worse, as I saw coming in.
  I have talked to Senator McConnell today. We are going to vote on the 
judge at 10:30. We have the Brennan nomination that we are going to 
finish this week. I have explained to the Republican leader that if 
they are going to filibuster that--and I understand that is what they 
are going to do--we could set up a 60-vote threshold filibuster, and 
then we can go ahead and have a vote on that today, allowing people to 
make proper travel arrangements. It is strictly up to the minority. We 
are ready to make that arrangement, if they so agree, because of the 
weather.

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