[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 25]
[Senate]
[Page 33494]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT--H.R. 6

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, for the benefit of all Senators and those 
at their desks, right now we are going to try to get back on the farm 
bill. As you know, an agreement was reached last night between the 
majority leader and the Republican leader on the process we will be 
following, so I am going to propound a unanimous consent request. I 
hope this has been cleared on both sides. That will basically bring us 
back to the farm bill. In other words, it will take down the so-called 
tree that was filled and take down all amendments that are pending, and 
the bill, as a substitute, will be pending, but then it is open for 
amendments at that point, for any amendment that has already been 
filed.
  As the agreement was reached last night, there will be 20 amendments 
on each side. I am telling Senators if they have an amendment to the 
farm bill, they probably ought to get over here and offer an amendment. 
Senator Chambliss and I are going to try to work together to try to 
make an even flow of this, to get the amendments up and reach time 
agreements and things like that so we can move the farm bill as 
expeditiously as possible.
  On behalf of the majority leader, I ask unanimous consent that the 
House message on H.R. 6 be returned to the Secretary's desk.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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