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THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL.
I COMMEND IN PARTICULAR SENATOR
SHERROD BROWN OF OHIO, WHO IS
HERE ON THE FLOOR MANAGING THE
BILL RIGHT NOW.
THE FLOOR.
I NOTE THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM.
THE
CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
QUORUM CALL:
CALL?
YES.
I ASK CONSENT IT BE
VITIATED.
OBJECTION.
I HAVE A CLOTURE
MOTION AT THE DESK,
MR. PRESIDENT.
CLOTURE MOTION, WE
THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF RULE 22 OF THE STANDING RULES
OF THE SENATE HEREBY MOVE TO
THE DEBATE ON
S. 1619, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR
IDENTIFICATION OF MISALIGNED
CURRENCY, REQUIRE ACTION TO
CORRECT THE MISALIGNMENT, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
SIGNED BY 17 SENATORS AS
FOLLOWS -- REID OF NEVADA, BROWN
OF OHIO, SCHUMER, FRANKEN,
SHAHEEN, HAGAN, CASEY, DURBIN,
BLUMENTHAL, CONRAD, WHITEHOUSE,
HARKIN AND INOUYE.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE AMENDMENT UNDER
QUORUM CALL RULE 2 BE WAIVED.
OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO A
PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS,
SENATORS ALLOWED TO SPEAK FOR UP
TO 10 MINUTES EACH.
OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION AND CONSIDER
CALENDAR NUMBER 361.
THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE
CONSIDERED MADE AND LAID ON THE
TABLE WITH NO INTERVENING ACTION
OR DEBATE, THAT NO FURTHER
MOTIONS BE IN ORDER TO THE
NOMINATION, THAT ANY STATEMENTS
RELATED TO THE NOMINATION BE
PRINTED IN THE RECORD, THAT THE
PRESIDENT BE IMMEDIATELY
NOTIFIED OF THE SENATE'S ACTION
AND THE SENATE THEN RESUME
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
THE CLERK WILL REPORT.
CALENDAR NUMBER 361,
FRANCIS JOSEPH RIGADONE JR. OF
MASSACHUSETTS, A CAREER MEMBER
TO BE AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA TO THE
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY.
IS THERE
NOMINATION?
IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
THE AYES APPEAR TO HAVE IT.
THE AYES DO HAVE IT.
THE NOMINATION IS CONFIRMED.
MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE HOMELAND
SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE BE DISCHARGED
FROM THE FOLLOWING POST OFFICE
NAMING BILLS EN BLOC AND THE
SENATE PROCEED TO THEIR
CONSIDERATION EN BLOC.
H.R. 771, H.R. 1632.
OBJECTION?
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE COMMITTEE
IS DISCHARGED.
AND THE SENATE WILL CONCEDE TO
CONSIDERATION OF THE MEASURES EN
BLOC.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE BILLS BE READ A
THIRD TIME, PASSED EN BLOC, THE
MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID ON
THE TABLE EN BLOC, THERE BEING
NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE
AND ANY RELATED STATEMENTS BE
READ.
OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BE
DISCHARGED FROM FURTHER
CONSIDERATION OF S. RES. 266.
THE CLERK
WILL REPORT.
S. RES. 266,
SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS
OF NATIONAL SAVE FOR RETIREMENT
WEEK, INCLUDING RAISING PUBLIC
AWARENESS OF THE VARIOUS
TAX-PREFERRED RETIREMENT
VEHICLES AND INCREASING PERSONAL
FINANCIAL LITERACY.
IS THERE
OBJECTION TO PROCEEDING TO THE
MEASURE?
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE COMMITTEE
IS DISCHARGED AND THE SENATE
WILL PROCEED.
MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK
UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE RESOLUTION
BE AGREED TO, THE PREAMBLE BE
AGREED TO, THE MOTIONS TO
RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE,
THERE BEING NO INTERVENING
ACTION OR DEBATE AND ANY
STATEMENTS RELATING TO THIS
MATTER BE PLACED IN THE RECORD
GIVEN.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I NOW ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THAT WHEN THE SENATE
COMPLETES ITS BUSINESS TODAY, IT
ADJOURN UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT
FOLLOWING THE PRAYER AND PLEDGE,
THE FURNL OF PROCEEDINGS BE
APPROVED TO DATE, THE MORNING
HOUR BE DEEMED EXPIRED AND THE
TIME FOR THE TWO LEADERS BE
RESERVED FOR THEIR USE LATER IN
THE DAY.
FOLLOWING ANY LEADER REMARKS,
THE SENATE BE IN A PERIOD OF
MORNING BUSINESS FOR ONE HOUR
WITH SENATORS PERMITTED TO SPEAK
FOR UP TO TEN MINUTES EACH WITH
THE TIME BEING EQUALLY DIVIDED
AND CONTROLLED BETWEEN THE TWO
LEADS OR THEIR DESIGNEES.
FOLLOWING THE MORNING BUSINESS,
THE SENATE RESUME CONSIDERATION
OF S. 1619.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
MR. PRESIDENT, CLOTURE
WAS FILED TONIGHT ON 1619.
UNLESS AGREEMENT IS REACHED,
THIS VOTE WILL OCCUR THURSDAY
MORNING AN HOUR AFTER WE COME
INTO SESSION.
THE FILING DEADLINE FOR
FIRST-DEGREE AMENDMENTS TO S.
WEDNESDAY.
VOTES ON AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL
SESSION.
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE THE SENATE, I ASK
THAT WE ADJOURN UNDER THE
PREVIOUS ORDER.
THE
SENATE STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL