{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2004-12-08-pt1-PgS11938-3", "2004-12-08", 108, 2, null, null, "SCHEDULE", "SENATE", "SENATE", "SSCHEDULE", "S11938", "S11938", "[{\"name\": \"William H. Frist\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "150 Cong. Rec. S11938", "Congressional Record, Volume 150 Issue 139 (Wednesday, December 8, 2004)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 139 (Wednesday, December 8, 2004)]\n[Senate]\n[Page S11938]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                                SCHEDULE\n\n  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning we will begin consideration of\nthe conference report to accompany the intelligence reform bill. We\nhave a number of Senators who desire to speak, and we hope to lock in a\ntime for a vote later this afternoon. As announced last night--and\nagain we will try to lock all of this in shortly, after discussion with\nthe Democratic leadership--we are working toward beginning the vote\nsometime around 2 to 2:30 today. This will have to be adjusted\ndepending on how many people do want to speak and how long they want to\nspeak. We continue to have Members who are adjusting their schedules,\nwho will be traveling today, and thus we will, in a very unusual\nfashion, keep the vote open until sometime around 5 or 5:15 today to\naccommodate individuals' schedules.\n  The actual time in terms of bringing the bill to the floor was\ndependent upon the House schedule, and as everyone knows, and our\ncolleagues know, that bill was passed last night. We will shortly begin\nto address that bill here formally on the floor. Once all of our\ncolleagues have had the opportunity to discuss the bill, we will\nproceed to the vote.\n  I expect later today, tonight, the Senate will adjourn sine die, and\nthat will be following the disposition of the intelligence reform\nconference report. There will be additional wrap-up items that we will\naddress, including some of the executive nominations before we close\nsine die.\n\n                        Intelligence Reform Bill\n\n  Mr. President, let me also say, with respect to the intelligence bill\nwe will pass today, it is the most sweeping reform of our intelligence\ncommunity since the beginning of the CIA. This is a huge accomplishment\nfor the United States of America and for the U.S. Congress and, indeed,\nfor the President of the United States, but most importantly for the\nAmerican people whose safety and security are first and foremost in all\nof our minds.\n  The reform of our intelligence community is not going to end today,\nand we have seen that in the debates. In many ways this is a major leap\nforward, but we all understand in this changing environment that\nintelligence community reform and the strengthening and improving of\nour intelligence is an ongoing process, and debates and recommendations\nwill continue well into the future. This body will continue to respond\nin an expeditious manner, as has been demonstrated over the last 4,\n4\\1/2\\ months since the release of the 9/11 Commission report.\n  With the step that is going to be taken today in this body, our\ncountry will be safer from those plotting against us. The bill provides\nfor much improved coordination, much improved communication within our\nintelligence community.\n  We have heard it argued by many people that it does not go far\nenough, and then we hear it argued that it goes too far. Again, it is\nnot a perfect bill. There is never a perfect bill or piece of\nlegislation that comes to this body, but it is a very strong bill, and\nwe clearly are not going to let the perfect be the enemy of the good.\n  We must adapt. Our intelligence capabilities must adapt. By passage\nof this legislation, we demonstrate we are adapting and will adapt. But\nreform is an ongoing process.\n\n  I have a few more remarks to say on the intelligence bill, but let me\nturn to the assistant Democratic leader for comments about the schedule\nover the course of today, and then I will make a few more remarks.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2004-12-08-pt1-PgS11938-3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 66.34650798514485, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}