[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2466]
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                       Unanimous Consent Request

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the immediate consideration of a bill, which is at the 
desk, that provides alternative minimum funding rules for certain 
single-employer plans maintained by a community newspaper; that the 
bill be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  The President pro tempore.
  Mr. HATCH. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, the 
legislation in question makes a significant change to the pension 
funding rule, but it is narrowly written to only address issues 
concerning a single retirement plan. There are a number of companies 
that have similar funding issues which are not addressed by my 
colleague's proposal.
  I appreciate the work that my colleague Senator Murray has done on 
this issue, and I appreciate that there is ongoing bipartisan work on 
issues that her legislation addresses as well as on other issues 
surrounding retirement plans.
  The committees with jurisdiction over these issues, including the 
Finance Committee, continue to work on bipartisan solutions that have 
not fully vetted the matter that my friend Senator Murray is putting 
forth today. Until they do so, it is not appropriate to move this 
measure forward. Therefore, I respectfully object to this unanimous 
consent request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  The President pro tempore.
  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cassidy). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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