Senate Floor Action Summary

Thursday, November 20, 2008

This is not an official transcript. All information must be verified through official sources.

This log is updated periodically until approximately 5 PM.

 

 

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