Senate Proceeding on Apr 13th, 2011 :: 5:27:30 to 5:29:30
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5:27:14 to 5:27:34( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: quorum call:. reid: the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the period of morning business -- are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes. mr. reid: i'm so sorry. i ask consent the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the period of morning business for debate only be extended until 6:00 p.m. this evening with senators during that period of time be allege

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Speech By: Harry Reid

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Harry Reid: loud to speak for ten minutes -- be a minutes each and at 6:00 p.m. i be recognized. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: we're continuing to move forward on working on an agreement for small business. we have three main -- i shouldn't say main, but i think they are the ones that we are focused on. one is an amendment offered by

5:27:56 to 5:28:17( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: senator cornyn and one by senator hutchison and one by senator sanders. there are others who now have come into the fray, and it is making it very difficult to get votes on these three amendments. but that's where we are. unfortunately, i think each these -- each of these

5:28:18 to 5:28:38( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: amendments are offered in good faith. we should be able to have a vote on them even though they have virtually nothing to do with the small business bill. but i'm going to continue to work to see if i can get universal agreement to get these amendments disposed of either by passing or bringing them up and move toward completion of this bill.

5:28:39 to 5:28:59( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: there's no reason that we shouldn't have been able to do something in the last two days, but that's where we are. overhanging all of this, of course, is the continuing resolution which we need to work on tomorrow. if people have any feelings about that, i wish they would come to the floor and discuss

5:29:00 to 5:29:13( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: it. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll.