The Focus of Today's Session will be
S.1072, the Highway Funding Bill

6:00 P.M.

The Senate is out of session until 9:30 a.m. on February 6th, 2004. 

4:40 P.M.

Senator Snowe of Maine is speaking about the importance of the Highway Funding bill to her state.  The Highway Funding bill contains significant funding for repairing roads and other transportation throughout the country. 

4:00 P.M.

Senator Kyl is defending the decision to go to war with Iraq.  He is responding to criticism made by Senator Dorgan about the intelligence provided before the war. 

3:50 P.M.

Senator Dorgan is speaking on the Senate floor about a speech that CIA Director George Tenet gave today about pre-war intelligence provided to the White House about Iraq.  Senator Dorgan stated that he is concerned that the White House is not more concerned about the apparent intelligence failure. 

3:30 P.M.

Senator Daschle is speaking on the Mad Cow Disease and an international report that was released recently.  Senator Daschle has been an advocate for requiring country of origin labeling on meat, vegetables and other perishable food products.  The FY 04 Omnibus Appropriations bill that passed in January, prevented country of origin labeling regulations from being implemented this year. 

2:30 P.M.

Senator Frist is speaking on the Senate floor about the FY04 Appropriations bill and school choice in the District of Columbia.  He is thanking many of the Senators who supported this effort.  Senator Frist is also speaking about the defense of marriage. 

1:00 P.M.

Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts is speaking on the floor about collective bargaining.

12:30 P.M.

Senator James Jeffords of Vermont spoke on the floor about the need for funding for safer routes to school, citing the statistic that 16,000 school children are injured or killed during school travel hours.

12:00 P.M.

The Senate began today with a period of morning business prior to resuming consideration of S.1072, the Highway Funding bill.