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On the recordNovember 6, 2013
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume consideration of S. 815 and the pending Portman amendment; that the Toomey second-degree amendment be withdrawn; that the Senate proceed to a vote on the Portman amendment; that upon disposition of the Portman amendment, the previously withdrawn Toomey amendment be made pending as a first-degree amendment to the committee-reported substitute; that a Reid second-degree amendment to the Toomey amendment, which is at the desk, be made pending; that following the reporting of the Reid second-degree amendment, the Senate resume the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 236, H.R. 3204, with all of the above occurring with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the request? Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, S. 815 is pending, and amendment No. 2013 is withdrawn. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 2012) was agreed to. Amendment No. 2013 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Toomey amendment is now pending. Amendment No. 2020 to Amendment No. 2013
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine
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Nov 6, 2013

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