in closing, we have a lot of work to do. We got off to a good start last week with the unemployment insurance. We are making progress in terms of negotiations. But--and I mentioned this a few moments ago--the two issues that we have to address, as we look forward to this potential recess 8 or 9 days from now, are: The basic organization of the Senate, simply getting the committee assignments made; second, appropriations: And if we do not complete them, we will be back during the week, after the holiday.
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Discussing Senate organization and appropriations ahead of a potential recess.
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