[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 20638-20639]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND 
          RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010--Continued

  Mrs. McCASKILL. I rise for a minute to concur with the comments of my 
colleague from Vermont, Senator Sanders.
  I have spent some time on the phone over the last few weeks with 
dairy producers in Missouri. What is happening is heartbreaking. And in 
this economic downturn, it is hard to look everywhere we can be 
looking. One day, the car sector is grabbing our attention; another 
day, we are talking about what is going on in terms of utility costs 
for our constituents; another day, we are back talking about whether 
people can even afford health care. There are so many places we are 
trying to look and do what is necessary to get us through this rough 
patch.
  Unfortunately, the independent producers do not have a whole lot of 
lobbyists out there. A lot of the big, multinational agricultural 
corporations have plenty of help. But the families I know, the families 
I have talked to, who are trying to continue to produce dairy products 
for this Nation in the family way and in the independent way, are 
really on the ropes.
  I ask unanimous consent that I be added as a cosponsor to Senator 
Sanders' amendment and that we remember it is not just our car 
manufactures that are in trouble right now. In almost every sector of 
our economy, we have trouble, and we cannot neglect one area of our 
economy in an effort to help another area of our economy.
  I yield the floor, and I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. KOHL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. KOHL. Madam President, I ask that it be in order to make a point 
of order en bloc on several pending amendments.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            amendments nos. 2225, 2226, 2246 2248, and 2288

  Mr. KOHL. Madam President, I make a point of order that the following 
amendments are not germane postcloture: amendments Nos. 2225, 2226, 
2246, 2248, and 2288.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The point of order is well taken. The 
amendments fall.
  Mr. KOHL. I ask unanimous consent that at 2:15 p.m., the Senate 
resume consideration of the Coburn amendment No. 2244; that Senator 
Harkin be recognized to speak for up to 15 minutes, to be followed by 
Senator Coburn for as much time as he consumes; that following Senator 
Coburn's remarks, the Senate then proceed to vote in relation to the 
Coburn amendment No. 2244, with no amendment in order to the amendment 
prior to the vote; further, that upon disposition of amendment No. 
2244, the Senate then resume the following amendments, with 2 minutes 
of debate prior to each vote: amendments Nos. 2245, 2243; that no 
amendments be in order to either amendment prior to a vote; and that no 
amendments be in order to any of the amendments listed here.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. KOHL. I yield the floor.

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