[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Pages 24927-24928]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FAIRNESS ACT OF 2009--MOTION TO PROCEED


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 178, S. 
1776 and, in the process, I send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

  We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of 
rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move to bring to 
a close debate on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 178, S. 1776, 
the Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009.
         Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow, Roland W. Burris, Patty 
           Murray, Mark Udall, Mark Begich, Frank R. Lautenberg, 
           Amy Klobuchar, Jack Reed, Carl Levin, Jeff Bingaman, 
           Sherrod Brown, Sheldon Whitehouse, Barbara Boxer, 
           Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Charles E. Schumer, Jeanne 
           Shaheen, Richard J. Durbin.

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the cloture vote occur at 5:30 
p.m., Monday, October 19, and that the mandatory quorum be waived; 
further that at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, there be 60 minutes of debate 
equally divided and controlled between the leaders or their designees 
prior to the 5:30 p.m. vote.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. I now withdraw the motion to proceed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is withdrawn.
  Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum 
call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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