9:30 10:30 wok
The Majority Leader, Senator Reid, stated the schedule. The Senate will be in aperiod of morning business for one hour. Following morning business the Senate would resume consideration of the motion to proceed HR6867, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008. The following Senators spoke in morning business:
Inhofe - against auto bailout bill
Mikulski - supports auto bailout bill
Corker - against auto bailout bill
Reed - economic crisis
Nelson (FL) - introduced resolution regarding the fate of Bob Levinson in Iran
10:30
Sen. Ted Stevens farewell address.
11:30 - 12:00 bc
Sens. Inouye, Byrd, Domenici, Lieberman, Hatch., Murray and Roberts paid tribute to Sen. Stevens.
12:00 - 1:00 ahg
The following Senators continued the tribute to retiring Senators Ted Stevens: Roberts, Hutchison, Murray, Akaka, Coleman, Craig, Bunning, Wicker, Cochran and Isakson.
3:30 - 4:30 wok
The Senate is in a period of morning business. The following Senators spoke:
Allard - tribute to Senator Stevens
Wyden - tribute to Senator Smith
Specter - Auto bailout