On behalf of Senators Casey, Brown of Ohio, and Baucus, I call up amendment No. 633. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], for Mr. Casey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Baucus, proposes an amendment numbered 633.
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