[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23520]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. FRIST. Today the Senate returned to the Labor-HHS appropriations 
bill, the final appropriations bill for this fiscal year. Indeed, I 
thank my colleagues for participating and so systematically going 
through each and every one of these appropriations bills with this 
being the last. The two managers are here and are ready to roll up 
their sleeves on this bill and to keep it moving along. Chairman 
Specter was here all Friday, last Friday, and all day today. It is now 
time for Members to come forward with their amendments and not put this 
off, not postpone, not delay until later in the week. We are going to 
finish the bill this week. If cloture becomes necessary, we will file 
that motion at the necessary time. I hope and expect that tomorrow will 
be a full day with amendments and votes.

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