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On the recordMay 25, 2011
Mr President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived and that the cloture vote on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 990 with an amendment occur at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 26, without intervening action or debate; further, that if cloture is invoked, the time postcloture be counted from 1 a.m., Thursday May 26. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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