On the recordSeptember 15, 2011
I am going to suggest the absence of a quorum, but in doing so, I ask unanimous consent that the time run equally for both the Democrats and the Republicans. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
I am going to suggest the absence of a quorum, but in doing so, I ask unanimous consent that the time run equally for both the Democrats and the Republicans. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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