[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16719]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, today we are returning to the Department of 
Defense appropriations bill. Our two managers opened the debate last 
night and are ready this morning to continue that debate and consider 
amendments that may be offered. If Senators have amendments to the 
bill, they should be contacting Senator Stevens or Senator Inouye at 
this time. If we have a full day today and into the evening, there is 
no reason we can't complete this bill by Thursday night.
  It is also my intention to move today to proceed to the death tax, 
minimum wage, and extenders package. There is an objection to moving 
forward on that bill, and therefore I will be filing a cloture motion 
on the motion to proceed to that bill. We will still be able to 
continue our work on the Defense bill, as the vote on invoking cloture 
on the motion to proceed will not likely occur until Friday morning; 
therefore, there will be votes today as Chairman Stevens makes progress 
on the Defense appropriations bill.
  I hope we can finish our work this week or this weekend, and if we 
work together over the next couple of days, we can complete a number of 
important legislative matters before we leave.
  Mr. President, 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. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be dispensed with.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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