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Recognition of the Acting Minority Leader

Date: Nov. 17, 2003
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Senior Citizens

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
SENATE
PAGE S14924
Nov. 17, 2003

Recognition of the Acting Minority Leader

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The acting minority leader is recognized.

Mr. REID. Mr. President, through the Chair to the distinguished majority whip, is there some estimate as to when we would get to the conference reports on Energy and Medicare?

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I say to my friend from Nevada, it is a little bit difficult to ascertain exactly when, but we hope the Energy bill might be ready by Wednesday. We are going to work as hard as we can to get those measures ready for consideration in the Senate certainly this week. Hopefully, we can get to Energy by Wednesday.

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BURNS). The Senator from Nevada.

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I hate to broach the subject because last time it didn't work out as well as I had contemplated, but I hope if something comes up that we can't finish our work on Friday, we will go over into the weekend because everyone believes they would rather work-I don't know about everyone-most people believe they would rather work this weekend knowing we don't have to come back until after the first of the year. I hope the leadership on the other side will keep that in mind and alert Senators that we may have to work Saturday and maybe even Sunday to get out of here for the Thanksgiving holiday and the year generally.

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I say to my friend from Nevada, I think that is a widely held sentiment on this side of the aisle as well. It will be vastly more desirable to wrap it up this week, even if this week means a longer week than normal, than to carry it over to next week or certainly December. We are going to be pushing to complete the business of the Senate this week. This week ideally would be Friday, but it could end up being Saturday or later. It is our goal to wrap up this session of the 108th Congress this week.

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.

The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. COCHRAN). Without objection, it is so ordered.

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