[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21680]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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  Mr. REID. Mr. President, there are things going on here in the 
Capitol, just to alert Members, so I ask unanimous consent that we 
stand in recess until 3 p.m. today, and that everyone should know that 
we are going to come back and try to get consent to be in recess 
because at 4 o'clock we have an all-Senators briefing by Secretary 
Gates, Admiral Mullen, and Ambassador Negroponte.
  People should be aware that if they have something to do or say, they 
can come here at 3 o'clock. I think it would be more appropriate if we 
were in recess until 5, but there has been an objection to that, so I 
ask unanimous consent that we stand in recess until 3 p.m.
  There being no objection, the Senate, at 1:07 p.m., recessed until 
3:00 P.M. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer 
(Ms. Klobuchar).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. In my capacity as a Senator from Minnesota, I 
suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I ask unanimous consent that I may go beyond the 10 
minutes for morning business to perhaps 12 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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