[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23679]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning we have set aside the first 30 
minutes for a period of morning business. We will then proceed to 
consideration of the Labor-HHS appropriations bill. Senator Specter has 
commitments from several Senators this morning to come offer their 
amendments. In addition to those to be offered, we already have several 
pending from yesterday. We will be calling rollcall votes throughout 
the course of today to dispose of these amendments, and we will 
announce when Senators can expect those votes.
  I remind my colleagues that a cloture motion was filed last night on 
the Labor-HHS appropriations bill. That cloture vote will occur on 
Thursday morning. Under rule XXII, Senators have until 1 o'clock today 
to file their first-degree amendments at the desk. We will finish this 
bill this week. It is up to the Senate to decide if we are going to be 
here late Thursday or Friday, but we will finish the bill. If Senators 
are reasonable in their requests for amendments and debate times, we 
may well be able to finish tomorrow; if not, we will continue on Friday 
to finish this final appropriations bill. Again, I congratulate all of 
our colleagues for sticking together and systematically going through 
each of the appropriations bills over the last several weeks.
  Mr. REID. If I could direct a question to the distinguished majority 
leader, it is my understanding we are not going to recess at 1:45 for 
Negroponte. People can go or not, and we will still continue Senate 
business.
  Mr. FRIST. That is correct. We will continue working today. Again, I 
want to restate the conversation that the distinguished Democratic 
leader and I had yesterday regarding these votes over the course of the 
day. We want people to come over on time so we can proceed in a 
disciplined, orderly way.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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