[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 150 (Wednesday, November 17, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S7913]
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SCHEDULE
Order of Procedure
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the cloture
motion on the motion to proceed to S. 3815, the Natural Gas and
Electric Vehicles Act, be withdrawn and that at 11 a.m. the Senate then
resume the motion to proceed to S. 3772 and immediately vote on the
motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed; further, that the
Senate recess from 12:30 to 4 p.m. today and that if cloture is invoked
this morning, then postcloture time continue to run during any recess
or adjournment of the Senate today.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so
ordered.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have spoken to Senator Hatch and Senator
Menendez, who are the main sponsors of this legislation. It is
extremely important legislation. We are going to continue to work to
get this done. This is a bipartisan bill. There is some dispute as to
what the pay-fors should be, but it is something we should be able to
work out, and hopefully we can do it before the end of this year.
Whether we can do that depends a lot on the schedule, but it is one of
the most important things we can do. It is job creating, great for the
environment, and great for the security of this Nation.
Following any leader remarks, the Senate will turn to a period of
morning business until 11 a.m. this morning, with the time until 11
equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their
designees. At 11 a.m., the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to
invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 3772, the Paycheck
Fairness Act. If cloture is not invoked, the Senate will immediately
proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to
proceed to S. 510, the FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act. As a
result of the order that was just entered, the Senate will recess from
12:30 until 4 p.m. today.
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