Heidi Alexander: “I forgot to mention the number of amendments that were considered, and I would like to place that in the Record. In the…”

“I forgot to mention the number of amendments that were considered, and I would like to place that in the Record. In the committee, we adopted 29 amendments. On the floor, 178 amendments were filed, 78 were considered, and 65 amendments were adopted--10 of those through rollcall votes, 28 through voice votes, and 27 by unanimous consent through two managers' packages. Nearly 100 amendments were adopted to the bipartisan draft that Senator Murray and I presented to our education committee earlier this year. I think the fact so many Senators not only had a chance to have their say but had their ideas included in the bill--and I think especially of the Senator from Rhode Island who has worked for the last couple of years on a particular provision--was one important reason why we had a consensus that rose to 81 votes. I thank the Senator from Indiana for his courtesy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Indiana.”