[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 72 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S6060]
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             TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT: A LEGACY FOR USERS

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a 
message from the House of Representatives on the bill (H.R. 3) to 
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
transit programs, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Represenatives:

       Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the 
     Senate to the bill (H.R. 3) entitled ``An Act to authorize 
     funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
     transit programs, and for other purposes,'' and ask a 
     conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses thereon.

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I move that the Senate insist on its 
amendment, agree to the request for a conference, and the Chair appoint 
conferees, with a ratio of 16 to 14, with the names submitted at the 
desk.
  The motion was agreed to, and the Presiding Officer appointed Mr. 
Inhofe, Mr. Warner, Mr. Bond, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Chafee, Ms. Murkowski, 
Mr. Thune, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Hatch, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Allard, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Lott, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
Baucus, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Mr. Obama, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
Sarbanes, Mr. Reed, Mr. Johnson conferees on the part of the Senate.

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