William H. Frist

through the Chair, we have given careful consideration of which would be the most appropriate person to begin with. It is Priscilla Owen. So we will proceed with Priscilla Owen. There are five people on the Executive Calendar, and our…

today, we will begin debate on one of the judicial nominations pending on the Executive Calendar. In a moment, we will enter into a consent agreement to begin the consideration of Priscilla Owen to be United States Circuit Judge for the…

today, we will start the session with a 1- hour period of morning business. Following that period, we will resume the highway bill for the final 30 minutes of debate. At the conclusion of those remarks, we will begin a series of debates on…

for the past week, I have come to the Senate floor to briefly discuss my recent factfinding mission to the Middle East, having had the opportunity to travel to Israel, the West Bank, Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan 2 weeks ago. I will conclude…

we are about to vote on the highway bill. I believe we have a strong bill, a bipartisan bill. I thank Senator Inhofe, Senator Bond, Senator Grassley, Senator Stevens, Senator Lott, and Senator Shelby for their hard work, dedication and…

as in executive session I ask unanimous consent the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following conventions transmitted to the Senate on May 16, 2005, by the President of the United States: Convention Concerning Migratory Fish…

on Monday the Senate will resume consideration of the highway bill. As a reminder, we reached an agreement last night that limits the final list of amendments in order prior to passage. Those amendments also must be offered no later than 4…

today we return to the consideration of the highway bill. Yesterday, cloture was invoked by a vote of 92 to 7. We were then able to reach an agreement for finishing the bill on Tuesday. Under that agreement, Senators may offer amendments…

this Sunday marks the 24th anniversary of Peace Officers' Memorial Day. Each year, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the country gather in the Nation's Capital to honor their comrades lost in the line of duty. They…

Freedom of speech. Let's see it next week. Take someone who is on the Executive Calendar now. Take them to the floor, and let's have freedom of speech--somebody who has waited 4 years for the appropriate freedom of speech coming to the…

very briefly, the Democratic leader and I have a unanimous consent request. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the list of amendments I send to the desk be the only remaining first-degree amendments in order, other than a…

I second what the Democratic leader said in terms of both sides working together on a bill that has taken a tremendous amount of work. We spent several days on the bill and had plenty of opportunity over the last 2 weeks for everybody to…

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…

I will be brief. I was just talking to my staff and to the Democratic leader to see exactly what offer was made. I did not know exactly what offer had been made, but he reviewed it with me. Let me make a statement because it is important…

I know we are on the highway bill. Senator Byrd is about to speak. So I think at least from my standpoint we will continue our discussions. As you can see, we both feel passionately about this issue, understanding it is our responsibility…

let me just interrupt. The majority leader did not say anything about a showdown.

To the question, does the Constitution say that every nominee of the President deserves an up-or-down vote, the answer is, no, the language is not there. Up-or-down vote, that is the language we use to signify that when the President of…

another quick question, reserving the Senator's right to the floor. Yesterday, in the Senator's statement to the President of United States, it was to the seven nominees he delivered to us about whom the distinguished Senator from West…

that is correct. We will have one amendment, possibly two, Monday night, and the remainder of these votes will be stacked, on Tuesday, in the order that was just spelled out.

tomorrow the Senate will resume consideration of the highway bill. Earlier today we invoked cloture on the substitute amendment, and the chairman and ranking member were able to construct a final list of amendments. We are now on a…

on April 9, 1991, the Republic of Georgia declared its independence from the Soviet Union. Later that December, it was formally recognized by the international community as a sovereign and independent nation. Throughout the Cold War, the…

in 1988 Leslie Satcher picked up her belongings and left her home in Paris, TX, bound for Nashville. With a meager $100 in her pocket, she abandoned all that she had known in her young life, and headed to the Music City driven by her dream…

An up-or-down vote on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Isn't that what you said yesterday to the President of the United States?

the past 2 days I have taken the opportunity to come to the Senate to discuss my recess trip last week to the Middle East. As I mentioned yesterday, it was a fascinating experience that allowed me a firsthand glimpse of the complicated…

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…