Based on that, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to H.R. 4691, which is a 30-day extension of provisions which expired yesterday--unemployment insurance; COBRA, which is the health insurance for people out of work; flood insurance; Satellite Home Viewer Act--1\1/2\ million people today are unable to watch TV who could last night at midnight--highway funding--I talked about that--SBA business loans; small business provisions of the American Recovery Act; the doctors fix, the SGR, and poverty guidelines, received from the House and at the desk; that the bill be read three times, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
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