today the Senate continued consideration of S. 3711, the gulf coast Energy bill. This morning we filed cloture on the bill, and that cloture vote will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. I encourage Senators to come to the floor on Friday to speak on the Energy bill. I notified all Senators actually about a week ago that we would be voting for sure next Monday. Although we are doing our best to accommodate Senators, it is a very important vote, and we will be having it at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. I ask Senators to adjust their schedules so they can be here. ____________________
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