[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19476]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND SCHEDULE

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I confirm the schedule as Senator Frist 
has laid it out. The majority leader has been very clear about the 
intent that we both have to try to finish this work as quickly yet as 
thoroughly as we can. I would hope that we could work on a finite list. 
I would hope that we could reach time agreements on amendments. This is 
a piece of legislation that should be familiar to all Senators. It has 
been out there. The committee has done very good and deliberative work 
on both sides. It has been one of the better demonstrations of the 
cooperation that we used to take for granted around here. I would hope 
that we could continue to show that same level of cooperation as we 
work through this bill.
  I reiterate my strong support for what the majority leader has noted. 
He may have said this, and I just didn't catch it, but I know we have 
to take up some expiring legislation this week. We have a CR. We have a 
transportation bill. We have TANF. All of that has to be addressed this 
week as well. It is my hope that we can get agreements on those and not 
devote a good deal of time on the Senate floor to those and keep our 
focus first on 9/11 and then other agreements we could get on 
appropriations bills. We will work throughout the day to clarify the 
schedule with regard to those bills.

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