[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S6]
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  INFORMING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT A QUORUM OF EACH 
                           HOUSE IS ASSEMBLED

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a resolution at the desk, and I ask 
that it now be considered.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 1) informing the President of the 
     United States that a quorum of each House is assembled.

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the resolution is 
considered and agreed to.
  The resolution (S. Res. 1) reads as follows:

                               S. Res. 1

       Resolved, That a committee consisting of two Senators be 
     appointed to join such committee as may be appointed by the 
     House of Representatives to wait upon the President of the 
     United States and inform him that a quorum of each House is 
     assembled and that the Congress is ready to receive any 
     communication he may be pleased to make.

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Can we have order.
  The majority leader.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, even though I suggested people need not 
stay, I would appreciate they be quiet.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. There will be order in the Senate and in 
the galleries. The Senate will be in order so the majority leader can 
be heard.
  Mr. REID. I do not like to complain, Mr. President, but all the noise 
is coming from the Democratic side so----
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Will the Democratic side be in order.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the 
resolution was agreed to.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Pursuant to S. Res. 1, the Chair appoints 
the Senator from Nevada, Mr. Reid, and the Senator from Kentucky, Mr. 
McConnell, as a committee to join the committee on the part of the 
House of Representatives to wait upon the President of the United 
States and inform him that a quorum is assembled and that the Congress 
is ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make.

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