Arlen Specter: “I want to put my colleagues on notice that we will strictly enforce this time because we have four votes, and it is…”

“I want to put my colleagues on notice that we will strictly enforce this time because we have four votes, and it is going to take quite some time. There is more business to be conducted after the votes are concluded. I further ask unanimous consent that when the Senate resumes consideration of the bill at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, Senator McConnell be recognized to offer his amendment No. 4085; provided further that the time until 9:30 be equally divided between Senator McConnell and Senator Reid or his designee; provided further that at 9:30, the Senate proceed to a vote in relation to the McConnell amendment with no second degree in order prior to the vote; I ask consent that following that vote, the Senate proceed to a vote on invoking cloture; further that there be 2 minutes for debate equally divided between the stacked votes after the first vote and the time from 9:20 to 9:30 on Wednesday be equally divided between Senators Dodd and McConnell. The order of the votes will be Leahy No. 4117, Grassley No. 4177, Kennedy No. 4106, and Durbin No. 4142. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is on agreeing to the Leahy amendment No. 4117.”