[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7710]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                FSC/ETI

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, very briefly, I know we are in morning 
business and we are on other topics, but so our colleagues will know, 
we are coming back to the FSC/ETI bill. We have a general agreement and 
a framework. We are coming back to it. That was really the purpose of 
my comments today. We are coming back to it next week. I hope we can 
work together. The American people deserve it. I do not believe either 
side will have 30 or 40 or 50 amendments. I think we can do it if we 
start right now to put our heads together. The managers are working. 
They have, I believe, an excellent glidepath to finish it as we go 
forward. I appeal, in a strong, bipartisan way--we are going to have to 
have a bipartisan approach to finish that bill--that we do just that 
next week. The American people deserve it. Regardless of how we get 
there, next week we have this opportunity to address it. We absolutely 
must do that.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.
  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, may I inquire how much time we have 
remaining in morning business?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Eleven minutes 18 seconds.
  Mr. CORNYN. I thank the Chair.

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