[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Pages 24206-24207]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF BUSINESS

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, so our colleagues will know what our plans 
will be tonight and tomorrow--and I talked with the Democratic leader 
briefly earlier--the House will finish the omnibus tonight, midnight or 
1 o'clock. Because I know many Senators have lots of other things to 
do, since we cannot say with definition when the House will complete 
the bill, I think it is best that we say there are no more rollcall 
votes tonight and that we will address the omnibus tomorrow.
  In addition, we have IDEA, the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act, which we need to vote on tomorrow as well. We will talk 
back and forth as to what time we will be coming in tomorrow morning.
  We have had a very busy day. It has been a very constructive day, a 
great day in terms of tributes on both sides of the aisle. So we have 
had a good day.
  We will, unfortunately, not be able to complete our business until 
tomorrow.

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There will be a lot of phone calls in terms of what time we will be 
voting. We cannot really say at this juncture--depending on how people 
view the omnibus coming over--whether or not a rollcall vote will be 
required on IDEA. My expectation is we will have one or two votes over 
the course of tomorrow. As soon as we get some sort of certainty in the 
schedules--it is a little bit out of our hands, depending on what 
action is taken in the House--we will be sure, through our respective 
conferences, to let everybody know tonight.
  Before we leave tonight, we will set a time to come in tomorrow 
morning. I assume it is going to be around 9:30 or 10 o'clock. We will 
address that accordingly.
  That is it in terms of information. I thank the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Florida.
  Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I will be happy to yield to the 
Senator from Iowa.
  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator 
from Iowa be recognized upon the completion of the remarks of the 
Senator from Florida.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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