[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9983]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the time until 
2:30 p.m. this afternoon be for debate only, with the time equally 
divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with 
Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the 
exception of Senator Sessions, who will control up to 2 hours, and that 
at 2:30 p.m. I be recognized. I would ask that consent be approved by 
the body.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, Senator Sessions has always been very 
courteous to me, and if I have some agreement that we have as to that 
amendment, I am certain he would let me be recognized. But if he does 
not, I will wait until he uses the 2 hours. So we are going to try to 
wrap this up very quickly, but very quickly in Senate time sometimes is 
not like everybody else's time. So we will do the best we can to move 
as quickly as possible.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my consent 
agreement be modified to the extent that if someone suggests the 
absence of a quorum, it be charged equally against both sides.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. SESSIONS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Hirono). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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