[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16831]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, today we made some progress on the Defense 
appropriations bill. Chairman Stevens and Senator Inouye will be here 
all day tomorrow with the goal of finishing the bill tomorrow evening. 
Those serious about offering amendments to the bill should be working 
with the two managers and talking to them early in the morning.
  Moments ago, I filed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 5970, 
the House-passed bill that includes the death tax reform, the tax 
relief extenders, and the minimum wage increase. Under the regular 
order, that vote will occur on Friday morning, unless we reach an 
agreement to change that timing.
  I reiterate to my colleagues that we have some very important votes 
over the next few days, and Senators should be ready for a busy couple 
of days. It looks like we will be voting tomorrow night, and I ask all 
Members to adjust their schedules accordingly.

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