[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, today we will be in consideration of H.R. 
4, the welfare reauthorization bill. Chairman Grassley will be here 
shortly and is prepared for Senators to come forward with their 
amendments to the bill. I previously announced there will be no 
rollcall votes today and any votes offered today will be delayed until 
tomorrow, Tuesday.
  As we begin this important bill, once again I ask Members to refrain 
from offering unrelated issues to the underlying welfare 
reauthorization. There are a number of Senators who have welfare-
related amendments they will want to have debated and discussed and 
disposed of. It is my hope we can work through those amendments and not 
allow extraneous items to delay us and postpone us from making progress 
on this bill.
  I thank Members for their consideration as we begin this important 
bill, a bill that affects millions of Americans today and indeed in the 
future.
  Mr. President, I yield the floor.

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