December 20, 2005

Summary. The day for votes is tomorrow. Today was speeches. The senators didn't vote on any of the three pending pieces of legislation and nothing happened on the Patriot Act Reauthorization. Cheney is flying home from the Middle East in the event that he would need to cast a tie-breaking vote.

Reid and Frist agreed that Wednesday would be the last day of action in the Senate.

It still looks like the Repubs have a better chance of passing the budget bill than they do of passing the defense spending/ANWR bill.