William H. Frist: “this morning we will begin the Foreign Operations appropriations bill, probably in 15, 20 minutes. Last night we were…”

“this morning we will begin the Foreign Operations appropriations bill, probably in 15, 20 minutes. Last night we were able to complete work on the Homeland Security appropriations measure with an overwhelming vote of 96 to 1. We had a few stumbles yesterday afternoon, on a partisan basis, but we worked through it and delivered a great bill on homeland security to the American people. I congratulate Senator Gregg and Senator Byrd for their tremendous leadership in handling that very important bill. Senators McConnell and Leahy will be here shortly to begin the Foreign Operations appropriations bill. Senators will be able to offer their amendments today. There will be no rollcall votes today, but we do want to encourage Senators, if they are going to offer amendments, to present them to their respective leaders so we can plan appropriately. We will continue to debate through today. No votes will occur today, but we will be voting Monday afternoon at approximately 5:30. We will be announcing a specific time a little bit later. We will return to the Foreign Operations bill on Monday, and I hope we will be able to complete that bill on Monday. I do thank all Members for their assistance in moving these appropriations bills to conclusion. We are moving in an expeditious way and I appreciate everybody's support. ____________________”