[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 175 (Tuesday, November 13, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14349-S14350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME--S. 2334, S. 2340, S. 2346, S. 2348, AND 
                           H.R. 3996, EN BLOC

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I understand there are five bills at the 
desk and I ask for their first reading en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2334) to withhold 10 percent of the Federal 
     funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance 
     from States that issue driver's licenses to individuals 
     without verifying the legal status of such individual.
       A bill (S. 2340) making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

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       A bill (S. 2346) to temporarily increase the portfolio caps 
     applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, to provide the 
     necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the 
     refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, 
     affordable loans, and for other purposes.
       A bill (S. 2348) to ensure control over the United States 
     border and to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws.
       A bill (H.R. 3996) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend certain expiring provisions and for other 
     purposes.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for their second reading en bloc, but 
I object to my own request en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I note the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia is recognized.
  Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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