[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9443]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning we will have a 1-hour period 
for the transaction of morning business. Following that time, we will 
begin an hour of debate prior to the vote on invoking cloture on the 
substitute amendment to the highway bill. Senators can expect the 
cloture vote to begin sometime between 11:30 and 11:45 this morning. I 
expect cloture will be invoked and we will then be on a glidepath to 
finishing the bill. Once cloture is invoked, if invoked, I will be 
consulting with Chairman Inhofe and the Democratic leader to determine 
how much work is left before we are able to complete the bill.
  I anticipate votes on amendments throughout the day today and into 
the evening, if necessary, to bring the bill to a close. Although a 
large number of amendments were filed to the highway bill yesterday, I 
believe Members will show restraint and not offer many of those that 
were submitted to the desk.
  We are closing in on our second week of consideration of the highway 
bill and I look forward to completing the bill and getting this measure 
to conference as quickly as possible.

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