[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19278]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, pursuant to the statement made by the 
Republican leader, I ask unanimous consent that the Cornyn amendment be 
scheduled for a vote at 2:15 and that it be a majority vote and that 
Senator McConnell can withdraw his amendment, which is currently 
pending.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, Senator 
Cornyn is in a hearing this morning, so we would want to provide a 
little bit of time for him this afternoon, but I think we should be 
able to work this out shortly. We would pursue a discussion with the 
floor staff and see if we can't lock this in. There is no particular 
reason why we couldn't work this out. For the moment, I object. Maybe 
the vote could occur at 2:45. Would that be acceptable?
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I amend my unanimous consent request to 
2:45, with the time equally divided between 2:15 and 2:45, and that the 
Cornyn amendment will then be called for a vote, with the standard of 
the majority as to whether it passes or fails.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
  Mr. DURBIN. And no second-degree amendments, I might add, and the 
McConnell amendment withdrawn.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
  Mr. McCONNELL. Reserving the right to object, could we state the 
consent request again?
  Mr. DURBIN. I can try. It is that the debate will commence at 2:15 on 
the Cornyn amendment, with the time equally divided for 30 minutes; at 
2:45 the Cornyn amendment will be called for consideration--for a 
vote--with no second-degree amendments; that the vote standard for 
passage of the Cornyn amendment will be a majority vote; and that 
Senator McConnell will withdraw his pending amendment. I think that is 
the sum and substance of it. The McConnell cloture motion would be 
withdrawn.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.

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