[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 152 (Wednesday, November 16, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S12873]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, today we will have a 1-hour period for 
morning business, which will follow the remarks of the two leaders. 
After morning business, the Senate will begin consideration of the 
pension security bill under the time agreement which was reached last 
night. Under that order, there will be 2 hours of general debate on the 
bill and substitute, with two additional amendments in order limited to 
30 minutes each. We will finish that bill today with probably three 
rollcall votes. We will also vote on the adoption of the conference 
report to accompany the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill 
that was debated yesterday. The vote on final passage will be stacked 
with the pension votes that we will have a little bit later this 
morning.
  In addition, yesterday the Finance Committee reported the tax 
increase prevention bill. That is the tax reconciliation bill, and we 
will begin that measure today as well. Hopefully, we will be able to 
get to that bill as soon as possible in order to begin the clock 
running on the 20-hour statutory time agreement and, hopefully, we will 
be able to facilitate a very busy schedule this week by beginning that 
tax measure early this afternoon and using some of that time to get the 
clock started.
  In addition, we have conference reports that will be coming over from 
the other side. We will continue to consider any of those available 
conference reports as they arrive from the House. I will be back to the 
floor to update Members on the schedule for the remainder of the week 
as these conference reports become available.
  As I have mentioned, we have a lot of business to do today. Although 
we have made huge progress over the course of yesterday, much of which 
is seen on the floor, and we had a very successful day, there is much 
of which people do not see that is occurring in these conferences that 
are ongoing. We do have a lot to do. I know there are a lot of Members 
who are asking about their schedules, whether we will be out Friday, 
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday. Again, things are coming along 
nicely to be out at a reasonable time, but a lot depends on how 
efficiently we can work together. I am pleased with the progress that 
has been made over the last 48 hours.

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