[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 42 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S3441]
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SCHEDULE
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning, following the 1 hour which is
designated for morning business, the Senate will resume consideration
of H.R. 1268, the emergency supplemental appropriations bill. I
anticipate amendments being offered over the course of the day.
Therefore, Senators can expect rollcall votes throughout the day.
I again ask Members to contact their respective cloakrooms if they
intend to offer an amendment or amendments to the supplemental. This
will allow Chairman Cochran and Senator Byrd to facilitate the
amendment process.
Yesterday, I mentioned the importance and the timeliness of this
legislation, and I hope Members will take that into consideration as
they contemplate amendments. We would like to finish this bill which
provides funding for our troops as quickly as we can.
Also, today we will have our respective policy luncheons and will
recess from 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. to accommodate those meetings.
Mr. President, at this juncture I will yield to my colleagues for
their brief statements and recognition of our guest Chaplain today, and
then I will have a brief opening statement.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from New Jersey, Mr.
Lautenberg, is recognized.
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