[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14658]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning after our 60 minutes of 
morning business, we will resume debate on the Interior appropriations 
bill. Last night we reached an agreement which provides for debate and 
votes on the final amendments. We will start off with two amendments 
relating to pesticides. If all time is used on those two amendments, we 
will be voting at approximately 12:30. I hope we will not need all that 
debate time, but that we can expedite some of the votes in order to 
finish the bill at an early hour today. We will be voting on the bill 
throughout the day on the remaining amendments to the Interior bill. We 
will finish the bill today.
  As a reminder to my colleagues, we need to keep things moving as 
efficiently as we possibly can because we have a lot of other work to 
consider this week, including the Homeland Security bill, possibly the 
CAFTA legislation, a highway extension, in all likelihood a welfare 
extension, and there are other appropriation measures and nominations 
that may become available for Senate consideration.
  I know we have a lot of Members who are traveling and, specifically 
for BRAC reasons, are going back to their States. But we need to keep 
voting, keep the amendments coming forward to make progress for the 
American people.
  We have today, Thursday, and Friday to accomplish a great deal. I 
encourage my colleagues to come to the floor. If you don't need 
extended debate, please take into consideration that we have a lot to 
do to finish this bill today.

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