Patty Murray

Mrs. MURRAY

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Joint Economic Committee be authorized to conduct a hearing in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, Wednesday, March 28, 2007, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at 10 a.m., to conduct a markup on S. 223, the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to hold a hearing on the No Child Left Behind reauthorization during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at 3 p.m. in SD- 430.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at 11:45 a.m. to hold a business meeting.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear testimony on ``Risks and Reform: The Role of Currency in the U.S.-China Relationship.''

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 28, 2007. The agenda to be considered: Reducing Government Building Operational Costs through Innovation and Efficiency: Legislative Solutions.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The purpose of this hearing is to discuss transitioning to a Next Generation Human Space Flight System.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the future of the Coast Guard dive program.

Mrs. MURRAY

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there now be a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

Mrs. MURRAY

Mrs. MURRAY. I ask unanimous consent that the votes occur in the order of the amendments I just listed.

Mrs. MURRAY. I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate resumes consideration of H.R. 1591 on Thursday, all time postcloture be considered expired; that the only amendments remaining in order to be the following, and that they may not be subject to second-degree amendment: The Ensign amendment, No. 752, to be modified; DeMint amendment No. 704; Coburn amendment No. 649; Sanders amendment No. 737, to be modified; Biden amendment No. 739; that the Reid second-degree amendment to the Lugar amendment No. 690 be withdrawn and the Lugar amendment be agreed to; that all other pending amendments be withdrawn, that there be 4 minutes equally divided and controlled in the usual form prior to each vote; that a manager's amendment be in order, provided it has been cleared by the managers and the two leaders; that upon disposition of the amendments, the bill be read a third time and the Senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that action on amendment No. 835 be vitiated and the amendment be modified with the changes at the desk, the amendment, as modified, be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; further, that action on amendment No. 755 be vitiated and the amendment be modified with the changes at the desk, and the amendment be agreed to, as modified, and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I now call for the regular order, and I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I move that the votes by which the last 13 amendments were agreed to be reconsidered en bloc and that my motion be laid upon the table en bloc. The motions to lay on the table were agreed to en bloc.

Mrs. MURRAY. This amendment has also been cleared.

Mrs. MURRAY. I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 835 on behalf of Senators Coleman, Cochran, and Klobuchar.

Mrs. MURRAY. This amendment has been cleared.

Mrs. MURRAY. I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 807 on behalf of Senator Pryor.

Mrs. MURRAY. This amendment has been cleared on both sides.

Mrs. MURRAY. I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 793 on behalf of Senator Klobuchar.

Mrs. MURRAY. This amendment has been cleared.