[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23317]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, in a few minutes we will resume debate on 
the Transportation, Treasury, and HUD appropriations bill. We had a 
full day yesterday, with amendments being offered and voted on and, 
therefore, we made very good progress. I believe the two managers are 
looking to wrap up the bill soon, and it is possible we could complete 
action on the bill during today's session. I strongly believe we can do 
just that.
  We have several Senators coming to the floor this morning to discuss 
their amendments, and I hope the two managers can work with the 
amendment sponsors or schedule those amendments for votes. Senators 
should expect votes throughout the course of the day. As I mentioned 
all week, if we cannot finish the bill today, we will be voting on the 
bill tomorrow. But I would encourage people to allow us to finish 
today.
  We will have done, after we complete this bill, 11 appropriations 
bills. I thank once again Chairman Thad Cochran for his tremendous 
leadership, as well as his entire committee, in leading forth on these 
appropriations bills. We do have one remaining bill, the Labor-HHS 
appropriations bill, and I plan on going to that bill following the 
completion of the Transportation-Treasury bill. I thank my colleagues 
for the progress we have made over the course of the week, and on all 
these appropriations bills.

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