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“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S. 743 occur this evening at 5:35 p.m.; further, that if cloture is invoked, all postcloture time be considered expired at 5 p.m. Monday, May 6; the Durbin amendment No. 745 then be withdrawn; that no other second-degree amendments be in order; that the Senate then proceed to vote in relation to the Enzi-Durbin amendment No. 741; that upon disposition of the amendment, the Senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill, as amended, if amended; finally, that the filing deadline for second-degree amendments be 4 p.m. Monday, May 6. Mr. President, just briefly, I appreciate very much the fact this is a consent agreement I had nothing to do with. I appreciate all the good work of everyone who was involved in this. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there any objection to the request? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move to bring to a close debate on S. 743, a bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes. Harry Reid, Richard J. Durbin, Heidi Heitkamp, Martin Heinrich, Amy Klobuchar, Al Franken, Sherrod Brown, Brian Schatz, Benjamin L. Cardin, Angus S.…”