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Cord Byrd: “I don't want to overtax the leader at this point or overtax other Senators. Just suffice it to say, we had better get…”

On the recordJune 26, 2003
I don't want to overtax the leader at this point or overtax other Senators. Just suffice it to say, we had better get out of this habit of just having 3-day workweeks, staying here until 10, 11, 12 on Thursday night so that people can go out on Friday. I started this thing of having a week at home every 4 weeks, but we worked the 5 days. We worked 5 days in each of the 3 weeks in between, and we started voting early on Mondays and we voted a full day on Friday. I know things have changed. I am not majority leader. I don't mean to be a problem to the majority leader. But this is getting to be a problem with some of us.
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Cord Byrd
Florida
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Discussing the need for a more effective Senate work schedule.

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