[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 11, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S4887]
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SCHEDULE
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning after 60 minutes of morning
business we will resume debate on the highway bill. As I announced on
several occasions, this is the second week for consideration of the
bill. It is our hope to complete work this week.
Last night, cloture motions were filed to the substitute and the bill
in an effort to bring the bill to conclusion this week. Today, we will
make additional progress on the bill prior to those cloture votes,
which will occur on Thursday. If cloture is invoked, there could be up
to 30 hours remaining for consideration of the pending substitute
amendment. Therefore, Senators should have ample time for debate and
amendments. I hope we will not use all of the time and we could finish
the bill at the earliest possible point in time.
We expect a busy session for the remainder of the week as we continue
to make progress on the highway bill.
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