[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14322]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, speaking for the leader, I announce to 
the Senate that this morning, the first 30 minutes will be a period for 
the transaction of morning business, which has been divided between the 
two sides. After morning business, we will return to the Homeland 
Security appropriations bill. The two managers have a tentative lineup 
of amendments this morning and into the afternoon. It is the leader's 
understanding they are working toward a vote this morning in relation 
to one of those amendments, and we will alert everyone when that 
amendment is locked in. Senators should be on notice that a vote could 
occur between 10 and 10:30 this morning.
  We have said we will finish this bill today, and that could translate 
into a late night, if needed, in order to pass this important Homeland 
Security appropriations bill. The leader hopes we can finish this 
earlier, and if Senators will communicate with managers earlier today 
regarding amendments, then it is his feeling we should be able to 
finish this bill at a reasonable time today.
  In any event, it is the leader's intention to stay in today, tonight, 
or tomorrow--whatever it takes--to conclude this important bill this 
week.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DORGAN. 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the quorum call be rescinded.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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