On the recordMarch 8, 2012
we are going to enforce that. We have 30 votes to get through today. It is going to be a lot of work on the clerks to do this, but Senators should stay here rather than wander off and do other things; otherwise, they are subject to missing votes. I want to make sure everyone understands that. The only time we would deviate from that is with votes that are separated with one or two minutes. Usually we have to take a little longer time on that to make sure there are no mistakes. But other than that, we will whip through these votes as quickly as we can. Has the hour of 2 o'clock arrived yet, Madam Chair? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. Amendment No. 1535 The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will now be 2 minutes of debate equally divided on the Vitter amendment. Who yields time? The Senator from California.
