Well, I am going to suggest the absence of a quorum and ask that the time in the quorum call be charged against the opponents' time, up to 23 minutes, so we can have some equalization in terms of use of time on the floor. It is my understanding--unless Senator Blunt is coming to the floor to speak?
On the recordJune 27, 2013
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