[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 168 (Thursday, November 1, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S13652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   UNANIMOUS-CONSENT REQUEST--S. 2264

  Mr. INHOFE. Finally, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 2264, a bill to 
extend the tax-free distributions from individual retirement plans for 
charitable purposes, and that the bill be read a third time and passed. 
I further ask that the bill then be held at the desk until the House 
companion arrives and that all after the enacting clause be stricken, 
the text of the Senate-passed bill be inserted, and the House bill, as 
amended, be read a third time and passed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, again, these are measures which will be 
considered in due course this year. I laud my good friend, but as he 
knows, Senator Grassley is ranking member of the committee, and there 
is a process in which to deal with these measures. This is not the 
process to be engaged in at this moment. So I must object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana.
  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, just a few words to explain what just 
happened.
  On behalf of many Senators, I am calling for swift passage of a full 
tax extenders package, which contains many of the measures that have 
been referred to in the preceding 4 or 5 minutes. These measures are 
called tax extenders, and we will pass tax extender legislation later 
this year.
  I want quick action on them, including the college tuition deduction, 
the sales tax deduction, as mentioned by two Senators, and also we must 
move on provisions to prevent the alternative minimum tax from hitting 
more taxpayers and the complete set of expiring tax provisions when the 
House sends that legislation to the Senate.
  We are all working on this issue. Senator Grassley and I have talked 
with Chairman Rangel on the other side of Capitol Hill, as well as 
those on this side of Capitol Hill, to get these measures enacted. I, 
myself, drafted many of these provisions in the first place. Senator 
Grassley and myself have advanced, as we always do in working together, 
in trying to get them all extended.
  Mr. President, we want to get this done, and I am confident we will 
get it done, and I urge a little forbearance of my colleagues. We are 
working expeditiously to get it done. It may not be tomorrow, on 
Friday, but we are working very expeditiously to get it done, and I am 
confident it will be done later this year.
  Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I suggest the absence of a 
quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum 
call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Salazar). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes as 
in morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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