[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 8, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S1859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning we set aside 30 minutes 
equally divided for morning business. Following that time we will 
return to the consideration of the lobbying reform bill.
  Last night, the Democratic leader proposed an amendment which is the 
pending business.
  The managers will be here shortly, and we expect that we will work 
out an agreement for a time certain for the vote in relation to that 
amendment.
  Last night, they were also trying to line up some additional 
amendments for today. We will make as much progress as possible on the 
bill today. To do that, we are going to need a lot of cooperation from 
both sides of the aisle.
  The managers of the bill are encouraged to work out short time 
agreements on amendments to provide adequate time to discuss the issues 
and also allow us to move the bill forward.
  If we are able to finish the bill this week, we will need Members who 
have amendments to notify the managers just as soon as possible so they 
can be scheduled for debate and vote.
  Finally, we will be asking for filing deadlines for all amendments, 
and we will attempt to lock that in for today.
  I thank my colleagues for their attention and for their cooperation 
on this important bill.

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