[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20936]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning the Senate will resume 
consideration of the Labor, HHS, and Education appropriations bill. 
Yesterday, two amendments were offered and debated during the pendency 
of the bill. The chairman and ranking member are here this morning and 
are prepared to work through these amendments as well as additional 
amendments that will be offered.
  I expect a rollcall vote to occur on at least one of those amendments 
prior to the policy luncheons today. Therefore, Members should 
anticipate a vote around noon. We will alert all Senators when that 
vote is scheduled.
  As I mentioned, the Senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15 for the 
policy luncheons. I encourage Members who have amendments to the Labor-
HHS bill to contact the managers of that legislation as soon as 
possible. It would be very helpful to have a list of amendments so that 
the chairman and ranking member will be able to work through those 
amendments in an orderly fashion.
  I thank all Members as we go forward during the appropriations 
process. Most Members came back yesterday. We had a very good day and a 
very productive day with the introduction of those amendments. We are 
making progress on this very important bill, and I look forward to the 
participation of all Members.

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