[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 134 (Thursday, December 7, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S11404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                Schedule

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning the Senate will vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of the FDA Commissioner, 
Andrew von Eschenbach. Senators can expect to have this vote around 
10:30 to 10:45 this morning, following the 1 hour for debate. As I 
mentioned yesterday morning, this is a very important position, and to 
have this confirmation finally being accomplished will be a great 
achievement for this Congress.
  Once cloture has been invoked, we will try to schedule that vote on 
confirmation early in the day. There are several critical items the 
Senate must act on before we adjourn sine die, and therefore Senators 
should adjust their travel plans to be here voting over the coming 
days.
  I will be working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to wrap 
up our business for the Congress, and I appreciate Senators' 
willingness to work together on a number of legislative and executive 
matters.