[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17780]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009--MOTION TO 
                                PROCEED

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the 
Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 3001, 
which the clerk will report by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       Motion to proceed to the bill (S. 3001) to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities 
     of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
     for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
     and for other purposes.

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader is recognized.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we are going to be on the Defense 
authorization bill during today's period of debate. Senators will be 
allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. That is the order. Is that 
order in effect now or do I need to ask consent for that?
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct, the order 
is in effect now.

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