Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment so I may call up amendment No. 428, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. 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], for himself and Ms. Snowe, proposes an amendment numbered 428.
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