[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 57 (Thursday, May 11, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S4505]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, as I indicated earlier today, the 
Senate passed the tax relief extension conference report. Chairman 
Grassley of course did an extraordinary job. He has the gratitude of 
all of us for his important role in advancing this extremely 
significant measure, which guarantees the continued robust economy we 
are enjoying.
  Tomorrow we will be in a period of morning business. However, no 
votes will occur tomorrow. Moments ago we reached an agreement for a 
vote on Tuesday morning that will be on the Smith circuit court 
nomination. We will return to the immigration bill on Monday, and we 
are hoping to have other votes stacked on Tuesday morning in relation 
to immigration amendments. The votes on Tuesday morning will be the 
next set of rollcall votes.
  Let me further underscore that it would be important for Members who 
have amendments to the immigration bill to get over here Monday, lay 
down and debate those amendments. We have a kind of gentlemen's 
agreement between the two parties here in the Senate that we are going 
to process a lot of amendments before completing that bill. The 
occupant of the chair, for example, has been deeply involved in this 
issue and has been very understanding of the needs of Members on this 
side who believe that amendments should be processed in the regular 
order before final passage on a bill of this magnitude. I know there is 
a demand for amendments on the other side.
  The way to accommodate all Senators, obviously, is for Senators to 
come over here and offer their amendments, not delay; to be willing to 
accept rather short time agreements so that patience prevails around 
here and we are able to accommodate the important amendments Senators 
desire to offer on both sides of the aisle.

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