Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll and the following Senators entered the Chamber and answered to their names: [Quorum No. 7] Akaka Alexander Barrasso Begich Bennet Bennett Bingaman Bond Brown (OH) Burr Cantwell Cardin Coburn Cochran Collins Crapo Dorgan Durbin Enzi Feingold Franken Grassley Gregg Hagan Hatch Inouye Isakson Johanns Klobuchar Kyl Leahy Levin Lugar McCain McCaskill Merkley Mikulski Murray Nelson (NE) Nelson (FL) Pryor Reed Reid Sessions Shaheen Shelby Snowe Specter Stabenow Udall (CO) Udall (NM) Vitter Voinovich Warner Webb Whitehouse Wyden Mr. REID addressed the Chair. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader is recognized.
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