Trent Lott: “I certainly believe and will continue to believe that we should give the highest possible priority to these…”

“I certainly believe and will continue to believe that we should give the highest possible priority to these appropriations bills. We have an agreement now that will lead us to the conclusion of the Interior appropriations bill, I believe next Monday. I believe the votes could possibly be on Tuesday morning. I hope before we go out for the August recess that we do at least four more or all five of the remaining bills. I know clearly we could do four of the remaining bills: Agriculture, Energy and Water, Treasury-Postal Service, and Commerce-State-Justice. There may be some difficulty with HUD-VA that would cause it to go over until September. But I appreciate their comments and their good advice. I will certainly weigh that very carefully. I appreciate the fact that they are willing to take to the floor and ask for this help in getting their work done. In fact, it is our work. It is the people's business.”