[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11317]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME EN BLOC--S. 1301 AND S. 1305

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I understand there are two bills at the 
desk. I ask for their first reading, en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1301) to preserve and protect the free choice of 
     individual employees to form, join or assist labor 
     organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
       A bill (S. 1305) making emergency war appropriations for 
     American troops overseas, without unnecessary pork barrel 
     spending and without mandating surrender or retreat in Iraq, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other 
     purposes.

  Mr. REID. I now ask for a second reading and in order to place the 
bills on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my 
own request, all en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bills will be read for 
the second time on the next legislative day.

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