[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9641]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Friday, May 13, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. in closed session to mark 
up the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be 
allowed to speak in morning business for up to 15 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. INHOFE). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  Mr. ALEXANDER. I thank the Senator from Oklahoma for assuming the 
Chair, and I congratulate him for the progress on the highway bill. He 
has been working on the bill ever since I have been in the Senate. It 
looks like it is ready to be passed.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee is recognized.
  Mr. ALEXANDER. I thank the Chair.
  (The remarks of Mr. Alexander pertaining to the introduction of S. 
1034 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced 
Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the 
quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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