[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10700-S10701]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT--H.R. 6867

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 3 p.m. 
today, the Senate proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
the motion to proceed to H.R. 6867; that if cloture is invoked on the 
motion to proceed, then

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all postcloture time be yielded back and the motion to proceed be 
agreed to; that after the bill is reported, it then be read a third 
time, and the Senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill, without 
further intervening action or debate; that if cloture is not invoked on 
the motion to proceed, then a motion to reconsider the failed cloture 
vote be considered as entered, and the Senate then proceed to a period 
of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 
minutes each.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. If the Chair will withhold, I appreciate very much all 
Senators' thoughtful consideration of what we are trying to accomplish. 
I especially extend my appreciation to the Republican leader for his 
stepping out of important meetings to take calls from me and being 
available to help us work our way through these difficult times.
  We are all trying to accomplish the same thing. We have an economy 
that is in peril, and we want to make sure we do everything we can 
within reason and keeping with our responsibilities to succeed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. ALEXANDER. No objection.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. This will be the last vote this week.

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