[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6632]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT--H.R. 493

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 125, H.R. 493, the Genetic 
Nondiscrimination Act, on tomorrow, Thursday, April 24, and that when 
the bill is considered, the only amendment in order be a substitute 
amendment offered by Senators Snowe, Kennedy, and Enzi; that there be a 
total of 2 hours for debate on the bill and substitute amendment, with 
the time equally divided and controlled between the leaders or their 
designees; that upon the use or yielding back of all time, the 
substitute amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a 
third time, and the Senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, it has taken a long time to get where we 
are now. I express my appreciation to Senator Kennedy and Senator Enzi 
and others who worked very hard on this. We have said it before, but 
you can't say it enough: Senator Kennedy and Senator Enzi have 
different political philosophies, but there are no two Senators who 
work better together on the committee than they do. They always act as 
gentlemen. They work very hard. But for their good work, we would not 
be where we are on this issue. I extend my appreciation to them and 
others who worked hard, but especially those two fine Senators.

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