[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 5901]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, today we will be in for a period of 
morning business. Last night, we were unable to complete work on the 
State Department authorization bill. Therefore, on Monday, we will turn 
to the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the 
Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief. We did make progress, 
however, on the State Department bill, and it is still hoped that we 
can reach an agreement to limit amendments on that bill, and therefore 
make it possible for us to complete it.
  That would allow the chairman and ranking member to work together to 
determine how much work remains on the bill prior to reaching final 
passage. In the meantime, and under the consent agreement, we will 
begin consideration of the appropriations bill at 3 p.m. on Monday. As 
announced last night, there will be a vote on Monday evening at 
approximately 5:15. That vote will likely be on a district judge, 
although it is possible that additional votes will occur on amendments 
to the supplemental at that time.
  I will have further announcements on the Monday schedule at the close 
of business today. Let me say, for all of our colleagues, turning to 
the supplemental appropriations bill next week means we will have a 
very busy week, with lots of votes and potentially one or more evening 
sessions.
  With that, I yield the floor.

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