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On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
with this agreement, there will be up to four rollcall votes tomorrow afternoon beginning about 4 p.m. Senators should also expect an additional vote following the President's speech to the joint session. This vote will be on a motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 25, which is a joint resolution of disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit. If we proceed to the debt limit; that is, S.J. Res. 25, that means we will be in session for a long time on Friday--enough to dispose of that. If we do not move, the motion to proceed is not made successfully, then we would finish that matter and the week's business, at least as far as votes. Friday we have some other items we need to be filing, different motions and things, but the general body would not have to worry about that. ____________________
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Sep 7, 2011

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