[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24303]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT--H.R. 6867

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 3 p.m. 
today, the Senate proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
the motion to proceed to H.R. 6867; that if cloture is invoked on the 
motion to proceed, then all postcloture time be yielded back and the 
motion to proceed be agreed to; that after the bill is reported, it 
then be read a third time, and the Senate proceed to vote on passage of 
the bill, without further intervening action or debate; that if cloture 
is not invoked on the motion to proceed, then a motion to reconsider 
the failed cloture vote be considered as entered, and the Senate then 
proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to 
speak for up to 10 minutes each.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. If the Chair will withhold, I appreciate very much all 
Senators' thoughtful consideration of what we are trying to accomplish. 
I especially extend my appreciation to the Republican leader for his 
stepping out of important meetings to take calls from me and being 
available to help us work our way through these difficult times.
  We are all trying to accomplish the same thing. We have an economy 
that is in peril, and we want to make sure we do everything we can 
within reason and keeping with our responsibilities to succeed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. ALEXANDER. No objection.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. This will be the last vote this week.

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