Judd Gregg: “we have now completed, for all intents and purposes, all of the debate on the deficit reduction bill, 20 hours. That…”

“we have now completed, for all intents and purposes, all of the debate on the deficit reduction bill, 20 hours. That will be effective as of 6 o'clock. I would note once again, as the Senator from North Dakota has noted and I have noted, tomorrow we begin a fairly complex and lengthy process of voting on the amendments that have been offered. There are 16 or so amendments already pending, which represents many hours of voting, and there may be additional amendments offered. Obviously, we hope they will be limited because there is a desire, I believe, by most people to complete this bill tomorrow. But if we do not finish all the voting by 6 o'clock, then we will move the events over until Friday because this bill will be completed under either scenario. At this time I want to thank again the Senator from North Dakota and the staff for their courtesy, their professionalism, their effort to move this bill along in a very constructive way as we moved through the debate process. I also especially wish to thank my staff, which has done a great job of getting us to this point. Tomorrow is going to be a fairly intense period for these folks and we appreciate them in anticipation of all the work they are going to have to do. Mr. President, I will yield back the remainder of the time on this amendment and ask unanimous consent that for the purposes of this bill, all time be deemed to have expired relative to debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER.…”