William H. Frist

I will take a moment now to speak briefly about the confirmation process, the upcoming confirmation process of the new Supreme Court Justice. This morning, the Democrat leader and I and the chairman and ranking member of the Judiciary…

in a moment we will begin consideration of the Homeland Security appropriations bill. Yesterday, all first-degree amendments to the bill were required to be filed at the desk. There appear to be about 100 that were filed. Although I hope…

last Thursday, a series of four explosions struck the heart of London during the morning rush hour. At least 49 innocent victims were killed and 700 others were injured. A previously unknown group called the ``secret group of al-Qaida's…

before we leave for the Fourth of July recess, I want to congratulate my colleagues for their hard work and focus over the past 6 months. We have worked hard to deliver meaningful solutions for the American people, and we have succeeded…

this morning we are in session for a period of morning business. There are several Senators who have indicated their desire for time today to introduce legislation and to make general statements. There will be a number of statements over…

tomorrow, we will be in a period of morning business throughout the day. There will be, as I mentioned earlier, no rollcall votes tomorrow. Senators who wish to speak prior to the recess should come to the floor tomorrow morning. When we…

it is 1 o'clock in the morning. We have had a very productive month. It is time to wrap up. We will be in session tomorrow, as well, but no rollcall votes. ____________________

I wish to acknowledge an important feat of one of our Members. At 10 o'clock this evening, the distinguished Presiding Officer, the Senator from North Carolina, Mr. Burr, reached his 100th hour of presiding. I should clarify that it is 100…

Members have been asking about the schedule for tonight. We are proceeding to the Energy and Water appropriations bill. The chairman and ranking member will begin shortly. I do not believe we have many amendments to the bill. We will…

at this juncture, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar No. 130, H.R. 2419, the Energy and Water appropriations bill. I further ask that the committee substitute amendment be agreed to…

tomorrow we will resume the CAFTA bill. Although there are 16 hours remaining, we do not anticipate either side using all of that time. Half of that time is controlled by this side of the aisle, and we expect to yield back as much of that…

in part in response to the distinguished Democratic leader, the week right now, with just Wednesday, Thursday, Friday--we have a lot to do. He looked ahead to next month. Again, that is the short list. We have a possible flag amendment, we…

That is the plan, although right now the Interior bill is taking an extra day, a day longer than I thought, so we are going to have to adjust the schedule appropriately given the fact the Interior bill was not finished yesterday as we had…

this morning after our 60 minutes of morning business, we will resume debate on the Interior appropriations bill. Last night we reached an agreement which provides for debate and votes on the final amendments. We will start off with two…

obesity ranks among the most serious health problems facing America today. Since 1970, the percentage of overweight children between 6 and 19 has quadrupled. Today, nearly one out of three children is overweight and about one in six is…

Senator Dole is unable to vote on amendments this evening because she is in North Carolina where she testified early this afternoon before the BRAC Commission, and this evening is with the President at Ft. Bragg in Fayetteville, NC, where…

as I mentioned, the Central American Free- Trade Agreement is currently being addressed by the committee. That will be done today and possibly into tomorrow. Before we make any definitive scheduling beyond that, we will let it get through…

this morning, following the opening statement of the two leaders, we will proceed to passage of the Energy bill. A lot of work has gone into this bill at this point, and this upcoming final passage vote is one further step toward a…

as we bring this week to a close and look back, I am pleased with the progress that has been made on the Energy bill which we have completed, in essence, except for final passage which we will do Tuesday. Then we are ahead of what I…

this morning we will begin consideration of the appropriations process by turning to the Interior appropriations bill. Senator Burns and Senator Dorgan are our two managers, and we expect to begin consideration of amendments. Last night…

tomorrow, the Senate will begin consideration of the Interior appropriations bill. Under a previous agreement, we will consider amendments to the bill tomorrow and Monday, and we will begin votes in relation to amendments to the bill on…

I ask unanimous consent on Friday June 24th, at a time determined by the majority leader, after consultation with the Democratic leader, the Senate proceed to consideration of Calendar No. 125, H.R. 2361, the Interior appropriations bill…

this morning I have the honor of meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari. The Prime Minister is in the United States to meet with President Bush and other Washington leaders to discuss the next steps in Iraq's transition to a…

this morning we will resume debate on the Energy bill, with the time equally divided until the cloture vote, which is scheduled for 10 a.m., about an hour from now. I expect that cloture will be invoked on the bill today. We have now…

I ask unanimous consent the Small Business Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 165, and the Senate now proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered. The clerk…