[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 87 (Thursday, June 16, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3883-S3884]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 11 a.m. on 
Tuesday, June 21, 2011, the Senate proceed to executive session to 
consider Calendar No. 34, the nomination of Michael H. Simon, of 
Oregon, to be U.S. district judge for the District of Oregon; that 
there be 1 hour of debate equally divided in the usual form; that upon 
the use or yielding back of that time, the Senate proceed to vote 
without intervening action or debate on Calendar No. 34; that following 
this vote, the Senate recess until 2:15 p.m. for the weekly party 
conferences; that at 2:15 p.m., the Senate consider Calendar No. 183, 
Leon E. Panetta to be the Secretary of Defense for our country; that 
there be 2 hours of debate equally divided between the two leaders or 
their designees; that upon the use or yielding back of that time, the 
Senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on Calendar 
No. 183; that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
the table, with no intervening action or debate, no further motions be 
in order to

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the nominations, and any statements related to the nominations be 
printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of 
the Senate's action and the Senate then resume legislative session; 
further, that following this vote, the Senate resume consideration of 
the EDA bill and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on that bill; 
that if cloture is not invoked, the Senate proceed to vote to invoke 
cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 679, the Presidential 
Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act; finally, that the 
mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived on both cloture motions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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