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VOTE:
ARE THERE
THINK SENATORS IN THE CHAMBER
WHO WISH TO VOTE OR TO CHANGE
THEIR VOTE?
HEARING NONE, ON THIS VOTE, THE
YEAS ARE 58 AND THE NAYS ARE 40.
THREE-FIFTHS OF THE SENATORS
DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING
VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE
MOTION IS NOT AGREED TO.
THE POINT OF ORDER IS SUSTAINED
AND THE AMENDMENT FAILS.
UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE
CLOTURE MOTIONS WITH RESPECT TO
AMENDMENT NUMBER 2789 AND S.
3457 ARE WITHDRAWN AND THE BILL
WILL BE RETURNED TO THE
CALENDAR.
MR. PRESIDENT?
THE
LEADER.
I NOW MOVE TO WITHDRAW
MY MOTION TO PROCEED TO CALENDAR
NUMBER 499.
THE
SENATOR HAS THAT RIGHT.
THE MOTION IS WITHDRAWN.
REID: I NOW, MR. PRESIDENT,
MOVE TO PROCEED TO CALENDAR
NUMBER 511, H.J. RES. 117, WHICH
IS THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION.
THE CLERK
WILL REPORT.
MOTION TO PROCEED TO
THE CONSIDERATION OF CALENDAR
NUMBER 511, H.J. RES. 117,
MAKING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
MR. PRESIDENT, I'M
MOMENTARILY GOING TO SEND TO THE
DESK A CLOTURE MOTION THAT I
WOULD ASK BE REPORTED, BUT PRIOR
THIS.
TO THAT, I'M FILING CLOTURE ON
WHAT A SHAME.
WHY WOULD WE HAVE TO FILE
CLOTURE ON THE CONTINUING
RESOLUTION?
I MEAN, IT'S ABSURD.
AND DO IT.
BUT I'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS
I THINK IT'S JUST SUCH A SHAME.
I HAVE A CLOTURE AT MOTION AT THE
DESK AND I ASK THAT IT BE
REPORTED.
THE CLERK
WILL REPORT.
CLOTURE MOTION.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF RULE 22 OF THE STANDING RULES
OF THE SENATE, HEREBY MOVE TO
BRING TO A CLOSE THE DEBATE ON
THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO
CALENDAR NUMBER 511, H.J. RES.
117, A JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2013 AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
SIGNED BY 18 SENATORS AS FOLLOWS
FOLLOWS -- REID, INOUYE, MURRAY,
SANDERS, SHAHEEN, DURBIN,
WHITEHOUSE, STABENOW, WYDEN,
BAUCUS, PRYOR, ***, TESTER,
BENNETT, HAGAN, CASEY,
BLUMENTHAL AND BOXER.
MR. PRESIDENT, I NOW
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THE
MANDATORY QUORUM UNDER RULE 22
BE WAIVED.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
MR. PRESIDENT, PER OUR
PREVIOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT
THAT'S NOW BEFORE THE SENATE, WE
WILL HAVE THE CLOTURE VOTE AFTER
THE CAUCUS LUNCHES AT 2:15 P.M.
TODAY.
UNDER THE
PREVIOUS ORDER, THE SENATE