[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 1271-1272]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MORNING BUSINESS

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the 
Senate will be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted 
to peak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the Republicans 
controlling the first 30 minutes and the majority controlling the 
second 30 minutes.
  Mr. McCONNELL. 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. JOHANNS. Madam 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for the quorum call be rescinded.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.
  (The remarks of Mr. Johanns pertaining to the introduction of S. 317, 
S. 318, S. 319, and S. 320 are printed in today's Record under 
``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

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  Mr. JOHANNS. Madam President, I yield the floor and 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. CORNYN. Madam 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for the quorum call be rescinded.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.

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