[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21060]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING MINORITY LEADER

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The assistant Democratic leader.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I say through you to the manager and 
distinguished majority leader that we are going to cooperate in every 
way we can to move this most important piece of legislation. We have 
eight appropriations bills and a short time to complete them. We will 
do the best we can to wrap them up as soon as possible.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, if I could ask that a few minutes be 
devoted to accommodate the Senator from Texas with comments on the 
guest Chaplain.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Texas is recognized.

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