Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 3 p.m. today, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 3 p.m., the Senate will proceed to executive session to debate the nomination of Patricia Smith to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor. The vote on the motion to invoke cloture on that nomination will occur at 5:30 p.m. today. ____________________
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