[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15497]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  MEASURE READ THE FIRST TIME--S. 2652

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I understand that S. 2652 is at the desk, 
and I ask for its first reading.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill for the first 
time.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2652) to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower 
     prescription drug prices under the medicare program.

  Mr. FRIST. I now ask for its second reading, and in order to place 
the bill on the Calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to 
my own request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will be read the second time on the 
next legislative day.

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