[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12906]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, on Monday, the Senate will resume 
consideration of the Energy bill. We began the Energy bill earlier this 
week, and we do plan to continue working aggressively on that bill with 
amendments also Monday afternoon and with the hope that we will be able 
to debate amendments and set votes in relation to those amendments as 
needed.
  At 6 p.m. on Monday, as we just agreed to, we will vote on a motion 
to invoke cloture on the Bolton nomination.
  With respect to the Energy bill, as we have said again and again, 
next week will be the final week for consideration. It is vitally 
important we finally complete action on a national energy policy, and 
we need to bring this bill to a close soon.
  Having said that, as the Democratic leader and I had a colloquy 
earlier today and pointed out, it may be necessary to file cloture. If 
so, we will do so, in all likelihood, on Tuesday night to ensure that 
we finish next week. If that cloture motion is necessary, the vote 
would not occur until Thursday. Therefore, Members would have ample 
time to offer and consider their amendments prior to that vote.

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