Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. ____________________

We yield back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 1540) was agreed to. Amendment No. 1814, as Modified The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.

But this, in fact, at the end of the day, ruins the bill, and I urge a ``no'' vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired. The Senator from Indiana.

Mr. President, I thought I could give Senators and those who may be following this very elongated debate on the highway bill an update as to where we are. We have a managers' package we are hoping to approve momentarily. It is a bipartisan…

Mr. President, I know Senator Bingaman is here, so I will ask a quick unanimous consent that the time until noon be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees, that there be 2 minutes equally divided prior to each vote, and…

Mr. President, I have a parliamentary inquiry: Did Senator DeMint use his 1 minute he had before the vote? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is correct.

Mr. President, with that, I would say au revoir, and I will see everybody in the morning. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:36 p.m., recessed subject to the call of the Chair and reassembled at 5:49 p.m., when called to…

I ask to have an additional 15 seconds, since he went over by that much. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, there will be 1 minute of debate in opposition prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 1756 offered…

Mr. President, I just wanted to go on record tonight as saying we have made just incredible progress on this bill, and I look forward to tomorrow, where we will complete work on it. I think we are showing bipartisan spirit here and…

I am asking for that. Fine. I think this is so critical. The DeMint amendment is the end of the Federal highway and transportation system. It is a system that has been in place since Republican President Dwight Eisenhower told us how…

Mr. President, I understand that Senator Shaheen no longer intends to offer her amendment, so we can strike that from the list. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk…

Mr. President, I send a managers' package to the desk which has been approved by both managers and both leaders. Under the provisions of the previous order, I ask unanimous consent that it be agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…

Mr. President, I hope we will oppose this amendment. It is very controversial. It is opposed by a very broad and diverse group of business and labor organizations. It would overturn a 60-year prohibition on allowing commercial services at…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Shaheen amendment No. 1678 be considered following Paul amendment No. 1556. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1742 There is now 2…

This would essentially devolve the whole program, go against what Dwight Eisenhower had in mind when he started the National Highway System. I urge a ``no'' vote. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio…

Madam President, could we have order? First, thank you to all colleagues for your amazing cooperation. I hope we vote this down because we already did vote down a similar amendment. This is another amendment that would devolve the Federal…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.