[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16618]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



       STATUS OF THE COMMERCE, STATE, JUSTICE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I spoke Friday afternoon with Senator 
Hollings, who will manage the Commerce, State, Justice appropriations 
bill. He indicated that he and Senator Gregg are ready to go to work. 
They will be on the floor at noon today. There are a number of 
amendments, but we don't think there will be a lot of amendments. We 
need to move this bill very quickly. As soon as we finish, we have 
seven more appropriations bills to complete as soon as possible, with 
the fiscal year coming to a close at the end of this month.
  The majority leader has indicated that he will have a vote between 5 
and 5:30 tonight. Senator Hollings understands that. So Members should 
expect a vote tonight between 5 and 5:30.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Wyoming, Mr. Thomas, is 
recognized.
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I yield the first 15 minutes to my friend, 
the Senator from Idaho.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Idaho is recognized for 
not to exceed 15 minutes.

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