Mr. President. today we had a very busy day. We passed the Military Commissions Act. the Terrorist Tribunal Act. and also invoked cloture on the border fence bill. another very important piece of legislation. This evening. we reached agreement to consider the Department of Defense appropriations bill conference report. and tomorrow morning at 10 oclock the Senate will vote on that conference report. and then we will resume the postcloture debate on the border fence bill. I remind my colleagues to be prepared for a busy day tomorrow. with votes throughout the day. Given the cloture vote this evening of 71 to 28. I hope we can expedite the border fence bill and finish it at an early hour tomorrow. This is a very important bill that focuses on border security and border security first. recognizing we have a lot more to do in the future. but it does give us that opportunity to address the fact that we have millions of people coming across the U.S. border every year illegally. and we need to start the enforcement of that border and that border security by a physical structure. UAVs. with cameras and sensors. specifically 700 miles of fence along that border. Following that. we will have the cloture vote on the message on the Child Custody Act. a very important bill that addresses one of our major initiatives here. that is. to secure Americas values and look at the issue of a young girl being taken for an abortion across State lines without parental permission.
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