I understand that S. 788, introduced earlier today by Senator Reid, is at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 788) to suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending.
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