[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 27686]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MORNING BUSINESS

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, there 
will be a period for morning business up to 3 p.m., with Senators 
permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.
  Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, will you please let me know when 10 
minutes have expired?
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will do so.
  (The remarks of Mr. Alexander and Mr. Webb pertaining to the 
introduction of S. 2776 are located in today's Record under 
``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Texas.

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