Therefore. at 11 oclock this morning. we will be able to determine how many remaining amendments will require votes before we go to passage of the lobbying reform bill. We already have a time agreement with Senator FEINGOLD on his amendment relating to gifts. and we will vote on that issue prior to noon today. Once we complete the lobbying reform bill. we will proceed to the border control bill under the order entered yesterday. We will begin that bill for a period of debate first before we get into the amendment process. Many Senators have indicated that there is a desire to have opening statements before we begin to consider other immigration issues. Therefore. we have provided for that period for debate. and I encourage Members to take advantage of this opportunity today. this afternoon. or this evening. Having said that. we will be voting today on a number of lobbying amendments as well as passage of the lobbying reform bill. I also encourage Senators to keep their schedules open for the remainder of the week as we get into the border control bill and related issues. We are providing ample time for the consideration of this bill. and we need to take advantage of each day between now and the recess for this bill. It was now over 3 months ago that we said we would spend these 2 weeks on the issues of border control. of interior enforcement. and issues such as the temporary worker issues. We will be doing that over these 2 weeks. I believe we can complete that over the course of these 2 weeks.
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