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William H. Frist: tomorrow the Senate will pay its respects to the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Senators will be able and are…

On the recordSeptember 6, 2005
tomorrow the Senate will pay its respects to the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Senators will be able and are encouraged to make statements tomorrow morning relating to the passing of Justice Rehnquist. We will be voting at noon tomorrow on a resolution which expresses the sense of the Senate. The Senate will recess during the funeral ceremonies as a further mark of respect. As I mentioned earlier, we will begin consideration of the Commerce, Justice and Science appropriations bill on Thursday this week. ____________________
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William H. Frist
Tennessee

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