Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up amendment No. 440 that is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant editor of the Daily Digest read as follows: The Senator from Oregon [Mr. Merkley] proposes an amendment numbered 440.
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