Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 359, H.R. 5146, an act to prohibit a cost-of-living adjustment for Members of Congress in 2011, an act that is identical to S. 3244, which passed the Senate on April 22; that the bill be read the third time, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record, as if read. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 5146) was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. ____________________
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