William H. Frist: “this morning we will have a 1-hour period for the transaction of morning business. Following that time, we will begin an…”

“this morning we will have a 1-hour period for the transaction of morning business. Following that time, we will begin an hour of debate prior to the vote on invoking cloture on the substitute amendment to the highway bill. Senators can expect the cloture vote to begin sometime between 11:30 and 11:45 this morning. I expect cloture will be invoked and we will then be on a glidepath to finishing the bill. Once cloture is invoked, if invoked, I will be consulting with Chairman Inhofe and the Democratic leader to determine how much work is left before we are able to complete the bill. I anticipate votes on amendments throughout the day today and into the evening, if necessary, to bring the bill to a close. Although a large number of amendments were filed to the highway bill yesterday, I believe Members will show restraint and not offer many of those that were submitted to the desk. We are closing in on our second week of consideration of the highway bill and I look forward to completing the bill and getting this measure to conference as quickly as possible. ____________________”