William H. Frist: “today, following the leader time, we will resume debate on the nomination of John Bolton to be ambassador to the…”

“today, following the leader time, we will resume debate on the nomination of John Bolton to be ambassador to the Security Council of the United Nations. The debate will be divided until the cloture vote which is scheduled for 6 o'clock tonight. If we are able to invoke cloture at 6, then we would immediately vote up or down on the nomination of John Bolton. We will also receive from the House a short-term extension of the highway bill. We will need to pass that measure before we finish our work for the week as well. We hope to finish our business this evening, and if so, we would not be in session on Friday. That implies a full day today, a lot of discussion and cooperation among our colleagues to accomplish that. We will be making further announcements regarding our schedule when we return at the close of business today. Finally, I ask unanimous consent that at 5:30, Senator Stevens be recognized for up to 10 minutes, to be followed by the Democratic leader for 10 minutes, to be followed by the majority leader for up to 10 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________”