[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 12 (Thursday, January 28, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S295]
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ORDER OF PROCEDURE
Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order
with respect to debate prior to the cloture vote on the Bernanke
nomination be modified to provide that the debate prior to the cloture
vote be extended until 3:20 this afternoon, with the majority
controlling 60 minutes of that time and the remaining time under the
control of the Republicans; that at 3:20, the Senate proceed to vote on
the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination; that if cloture is
invoked on the Bernanke nomination, then all postcloture time be
yielded back and the Senate then immediately vote on confirmation of
the nomination; that upon confirmation, the motion to reconsider be
considered made and laid upon the table, the President be immediately
notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then resume legislative
session.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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