[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 124 (Saturday, July 26, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S7518]
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                   UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 3268

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Alabama. The 
Senator from Oklahoma wishes to speak, but before that, I would like to 
make a unanimous consent request.
  The majority leader said we could offer amendments on energy that 
dealt with gas prices. We said we hadn't heard that to be the case for 
the last 8 days, but we are eager to do that. So I would like to renew, 
once again, the unanimous consent request that would establish a way in 
which this Senate on Monday could take up $4-a-gallon gasoline, with 
amendments on each side of the aisle and debate them with a limited 
time agreement and try to come to a result on both the issues of more 
supply and less demand.
  I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the pending energy 
speculation measure in the following manner: that the bill be subject 
to energy-related amendments only; provided further that the amendments 
be considered in an alternating manner between the two sides of the 
aisle.
  I further ask consent that the bill remain the pending business to 
the exclusion of all other business other than privileged matters or 
items that are agreed to jointly by the two leaders.
  I further ask consent that the first seven amendments to be offered 
on this side of the aisle by the Republican leader or his designee be 
the following: Outer Continental Shelf exploration plus plug-in hybrid 
cars; No. 2, oil shale plus conservation; No. 3, Alaska energy 
production plus conservation; No. 4, the Gas Price Reduction Act; No. 
5, the clean nuclear energy amendment; No. 6, the coal-to-liquid energy 
amendment for military aviation fuel, plus the conservation provisions 
in that amendment; and No. 7, LIHEAP.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. In my capacity as a Senator from Pennsylvania, 
I object.
  Mr. ALEXANDER. Thank you, Mr. President.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma is recognized.

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