[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 28531]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. FRIST. Tomorrow morning, the Senate will begin consideration of 
the VA-HUD appropriations bill. This will be the last of the 
appropriations bills brought individually to the floor. We expect to 
have amendments offered in the morning and therefore rollcall votes are 
anticipated tomorrow morning. It is my hope that we can finish that 
bill during Wednesday's session.
  As previously announced, the Senate will recess from 12:30 to 2:15 
for the Democratic Party luncheon. Following that recess, there will be 
20 minutes remaining for debate before the vote on adoption of the 
Department of Defense authorization conference report. Immediately 
following that vote, the Senate will vote on the adoption of the 
Military Construction appropriations conference report.
  Tomorrow evening it is my intent to focus the Senate's attention on 
several judicial nominations. This debate will go forward. I do 
encourage all Members to participate. This will be an opportunity for 
all Members to express themselves with respect to these highly 
qualified nominees. I hope that if Senators have reservations on any of 
these judicial nominations they would be present for this important 
debate.
  I have stated repeatedly on the floor that we need to give these 
nominations a very straightforward up-or-down vote. I will have more to 
say on the plans for tomorrow night tomorrow but I do want to announce 
that this important debate will begin tomorrow evening.

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