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On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
I further ask unanimous consent that at 2:15 p.m. there be 10 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form prior to a vote on or in relation to Wicker amendment No. 14, as modified; that all amendments covered in this agreement be subject to a 60-vote threshold; that if an amendment does not achieve 60 affirmative votes, the amendment be withdrawn; that there be no second-degree amendments in order prior to the votes; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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