[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20816]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, first of all, let me say this. This has 
taken a lot of time today. Senator McConnell and I have had many 
meetings and many discussions. This whole consent agreement has been 
very difficult for everyone, but I think it accomplishes what we need 
to accomplish.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that tomorrow, Thursday, 
August 6, at 10 a.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to resume 
consideration of Executive Calendar No. 309, the nomination of Sonia 
Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and that the 
time until 2 p.m. be divided equally in alternating 1-hour blocks with 
the Republicans controlling the first hour; that at 2 p.m. the time be 
divided 15 minutes each as follows: Senator Sessions, Senator Leahy, 
Senator McConnell and Senator Reid, in that order; that at 3 p.m., 
without further intervening action or debate, the Senate proceed to 
vote on confirmation of the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor; that upon 
confirmation, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, no 
further motions be in order, the President be immediately notified of 
the Senate's action, and the Senate then resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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