[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11661]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, today we are resuming our work on the 
Department of Defense authorization bill. This afternoon provides a 
good opportunity for Senators to come to the floor and offer Defense-
related amendments. Under last week's order, at 4 o'clock today the 
Senate will proceed to executive session to begin consideration of 
Sandra Ikuta to be a circuit court judge for the Ninth Circuit. We have 
allocated an hour of debate on the nomination and, therefore, the vote 
will occur at 5 p.m. on the Ikuta nomination.
  Tomorrow we will return to Defense authorization again. I encourage 
Members to work with the two bill managers to determine the best time 
to debate their amendments. I hope the Senate will maintain focus on 
the pending issue of authorizing appropriations for our military 
activities. We can complete this bill in a reasonable period of time 
this week if Senators will work with the chairman and ranking member on 
relevant amendments. Our two managers have a great deal of experience 
in shepherding this bill through on the floor and have already done a 
great job working together to clear amendments on both sides of the 
aisle.
  Having said that, I look forward to moving forward on this bill and 
completing our work on it at the earliest possible time.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. WARNER. 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call be rescinded.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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