[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22051]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, we are coming in this afternoon rather than 
this morning, as we did yesterday, following the elections of the 
Democratic leadership, and today following the Republican leadership 
elections. Right away I want to congratulate Senators McConnell, Lott, 
Kyl, Hutchison, Cornyn, and Ensign, who will represent our Republican 
Party in our leadership here in this body.
  This afternoon the Senate will conduct a period for morning business. 
As we speak, we are working on an agreement regarding the U.S.-India 
nuclear agreement and possible progress on appropriations bills. We 
finished the MILCON bill yesterday and have other bills sequenced and 
will be able to address those in short order. We hope to be able to 
schedule votes for later this afternoon. We also need to act on the 
short-term continuing resolution which has just arrived from the House. 
When votes are scheduled, Senators will be notified over the course of 
the afternoon.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I note the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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