[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 69 (Friday, May 9, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S5981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning the Senate will resume 
consideration of the energy bill. When we return to the energy bill, I 
will be offering the first amendment. That amendment will be the 
ethanol amendment that a number of Senators referred to during 
yesterday's session. This amendment will be offered on behalf of myself 
and Senator Daschle as a leadership amendment.
  Today, Members are welcome to speak on that amendment or the energy 
bill in general. However, as I announced, there will be no rollcall 
votes during today's session.
  On Monday, the Senate will begin consideration of the jobs/growth 
bill. The order allows for up to 2 hours of consideration during 
Monday's session, but there will be no rollcall votes on Monday as 
well.
  I will have more to say on next week's schedule later today, but 
looking over that schedule this morning, at this juncture I do want to 
tell my colleagues it is going to be a very busy week that likely will 
go late Friday. Although I am not planning to go into Saturday, in 
looking at what we need to accomplish next week in terms of the jobs 
and growth package, in addressing, on Thursday, HIV/AIDS, and then 
during the week, on Friday or sometime during the week addressing the 
issue surrounding the debt limit--all three of those issues we need to 
complete next week. I do want to notify my colleagues, it is going to 
be a long week that will likely extend late into Friday.
  At this time I have a statement on another subject. The subject is 
being introduced and talked about in terms of the backdrop of what we 
have seen occur in the last 5 months on the floor of the Senate in 
terms of the use of a filibuster being used in an unprecedented way 
with regard to the nominations for judicial vacancies.

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