[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 29069]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   UNANIMOUS-CONSENT REQUEST--S. 2184

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 2184, a bill to allow 
penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for individuals called 
to active duty, and that the bill be read a third time and passed. I 
further ask that the bill then be held at the desk until the House 
companion arrives and that all after the enacting clause be stricken, 
the text of the Senate-passed bill be inserted, and the House bill, as 
amended, be read a third time and passed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Webb). Is there objection?
  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I am 
wondering whether the Senator would amend his consent request to allow, 
instead, the following; namely, that when the Senate receives from the 
House its bill to extend the expiring tax provisions, the Senate would 
proceed to that bill, consider a Baucus amendment to extend the 
expiring tax provisions and prevent the AMT from hitting any additional 
taxpayers, agree to that amendment, and pass the bill, all without any 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator from Oklahoma so modify his 
request?
  Mr. INHOFE. No. I would respond to the Senator by saying, if I had a 
chance to get and look at the Baucus bill and look at all the 
provisions, I might consider doing it. As it is right now, this is my 
unanimous consent request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana.
  Mr. BAUCUS. Hearing the comments of my good friend from Oklahoma, I 
have no alternative but to object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  The Senator from Oklahoma.

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