[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21603]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning at 9:45 the Senate will begin 
a sequence of stacked votes in relation to six pending amendments to 
the Labor-HHS appropriations bill. Following these votes this morning, 
the two managers will continue to work through the remaining amendments 
to the bill.
  As we stated yesterday, it is our intention to complete this bill 
prior to the close of business today. And given our progress last 
night--and I do thank everyone for participating and working together 
as we got on a track that will allow us to complete this bill today, 
but given that progress, I am hopeful we will be able to finish the 
bill at a reasonable time today.
  With the understanding we do complete that bill, we will not have 
votes on Thursday or on Friday. We, of course, will be in session both 
of those days. Tomorrow, September 11, there will be a number of events 
throughout the day that Members will be participating in, and we will 
try to adjust the schedule accordingly.
  We will have business Thursday and Friday. I plan on bringing up one 
of the appropriations bills after discussion with the President pro 
tempore, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, about what is 
the most appropriate bill. We will be making that announcement a little 
bit later today.
  I will have more to say on events for tomorrow as well as Friday's 
schedule following completion of the Labor-HHS bill.

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