William H. Frist: “this morning after 60 minutes of morning business we will resume…”

On the recordMay 11, 2005

this morning after 60 minutes of morning business we will resume debate on the highway bill. As I announced on several occasions, this is the second week for consideration of the bill. It is our hope to complete work this week. Last night, cloture motions were filed to the substitute and the bill in an effort to bring the bill to conclusion this week. Today, we will make additional progress on the bill prior to those cloture votes, which will occur on Thursday. If cloture is invoked, there could be up to 30 hours remaining for consideration of the pending substitute amendment. Therefore, Senators should have ample time for debate and amendments. I hope we will not use all of the time and we could finish the bill at the earliest possible point in time. We expect a busy session for the remainder of the week as we continue to make progress on the highway bill. ____________________

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William H. Frist

Tennessee

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