[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24280]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MORNING BUSINESS

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to a period for the transaction of morning business, with 
Senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Whitehouse.) Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  Mrs. MURRAY. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, is the Senate in morning business?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are in morning business.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. I ask to speak--it will not be for a very long time but 
longer than the usual 10 minutes allotted.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Iowa is recognized.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. I thank the Chair.
  (The remarks of Mr. Grassley pertaining to the introduction of S. 
2041 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced 
Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I suggest the 
absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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