[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 28103]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning we will immediately resume 
consideration of the Internet tax moratorium bill. Last night, many 
colleagues remained in the Chamber to debate the underlying legislation 
and an amendment that we hope will be offered shortly--as a matter of 
fact, most of the same Senators are already here this morning and are 
prepared to resume this important debate. We will proceed with that 
shortly.
  We do want to take a moment to comment on the schedule. Today, it is 
my expectation to have votes on the Internet tax moratorium and to 
finish that bill. The tax moratorium expired last week, and I believe 
it is important for us to work through any amendments and vote on 
passage of that bill today. With the cooperation of all Senators, we 
will be able to complete our work on this bill at an early hour this 
afternoon.
  It would also be my intent to begin consideration of the Commerce-
Justice-State appropriations bill as soon as possible. We must continue 
to make steady progress on these appropriation bills in order to 
complete our work by November 21. Senators can expect votes throughout 
the morning and afternoon as we work through the end of the Internet 
tax bill.

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