[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 14, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S2053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SCHEDULE
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, today we are immediately resuming debate on
Senate Concurrent Resolution 83, the budget resolution. We start this
morning with 40 hours remaining under the 50-hour debate limitation.
Yesterday, Senators Gregg and Conrad set up an order of amendments to
be debated throughout the morning and afternoon. We now have six
amendments lined up for consideration with each amendment debated for
up to an hour. Votes on those amendments will occur in sequence
beginning about 3 o'clock today.
Also, today are the weekly policy meetings. Normally, we would recess
for those meetings, but we will need to allow debate to continue on
proposed amendments occurring at that time. We will need to use up
every other day effectively until the end of the week in order to
finish the budget as well as the other item we will address this week,
the debt limit extension. Both of those items will be completed this
week. Therefore, if necessary, we will have votes throughout each day
and into the evening.
On Wednesday, at 2, we will have a joint meeting with the House to
hear an address by the President of Liberia. Senators should gather in
the Chamber at 1:30 in order to depart at 1:40 to the House of
Representatives.
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