[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 4, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S1545]
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                      PERMISSION TO VOTE BY PROXY

  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent, notwithstanding 
rule XXVI, paragraph 7, of the Standing Rules of the Senate and rule 
III of the Senate Budget Committee rules, that any member of the 
committee be permitted to vote by proxy, with the concurrence of the 
chair and ranking member of the committee, at the meeting of the Senate 
Budget Committee on March 6, 2008, and that any vote cast on behalf of 
that member by proxy in the Budget Committee on that date be treated by 
the committee as if that member were physically present but the proxy 
not count for the purposes of establishing a quorum present; and that 
if the Budget Committee orders reported a concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2009 on that date, such measure be deemed to 
have been ordered reported in compliance with rule XXVI, paragraph 7, 
of the Standing Rules of the Senate and the rules of the Senate Budget 
Committee.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.

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