William H. Frist: “on Monday, May 9, the Senate will resume consideration of the highway bill. We have made some progress on the bill this…”

“on Monday, May 9, the Senate will resume consideration of the highway bill. We have made some progress on the bill this week, and we will continue our work when we return. I encourage Senators who wish to offer amendments to contact the bill managers over the next week so they can schedule time for floor consideration. Senators should expect one or more rollcall votes in relation to amendments to begin at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 9. In addition to the highway bill, it is my hope that the conference report to accompany the Iraq-Afghanistan supplemental appropriations bill will be available upon our return. It is my intention to move to this conference report as soon as it becomes ready. I would also like to congratulate the chairman of the Budget Committee once again on completing work on the fiscal year 2006 budget resolution. It was just a few minutes ago that we were able to adopt the conference report, and Senator Gregg should be complimented for his hard work and his diligence. ____________________”