Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following morning business on Tuesday, April 17, the motion to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to S. 1789, be agreed to; that the motion to reconsider be agreed to and that there be up to 10 minutes of debate, equally divided between the two leaders or their designees, on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1789; that upon the use or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S. 1789, upon reconsideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
On the recordApril 16, 2012
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