[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 33 (Wednesday, March 15, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S2145]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, we are returning to the consideration of 
the budget resolution. Last night, the two managers reached an 
agreement for a series of amendments that will be debated this morning. 
Following that debate, we will schedule votes on the amendments debated 
last evening, as well as the amendments that will be finished this 
morning. We will likely have the first vote around 1 o'clock today.
  We have a joint meeting at 2 o'clock today. Senators will gather in 
the Chamber and depart at approximately 1:40 to hear the address by the 
President of Liberia. We would like to dispose of two votes prior to 
that joint meeting so I ask all Senators vote quickly on the first vote 
so we have time to do that second vote prior to our departure.
  When we return from that joint meeting, at approximately 3 o'clock 
today, we will start a series of rollcall votes to dispose of the 
remaining amendments from the list agreed to. We continue to work 
toward an agreement for consideration of the debt limit extension. We 
may turn to that bill later today as well.
  I will say again that we have a lot to do. We have the budget 
resolution and the debt limit extension, both of which we need to 
complete this week. We will stay as late as necessary today, tomorrow, 
Thursday night, Friday to complete these two issues. I encourage 
Senators to show as much restraint as possible to allow us to finish at 
the earliest possible time.
  I am happy to yield to the Senator from Alaska.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Alaska is 
recognized.

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