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Harry Reid: mr. reid: mr. president? through the chair, could i ask my distinguished friend, the chairman of the "help" committee, if i could do a unanimous consent situation here? i would ask that the distinguished statement not appear interrupted in the record. mr. harkin: yes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended until 7:00 p.m. tonight, senators permitted

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Harry Reid: to speak for up to ten minutes each during that period of time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that it be in order to proceed to s. 1038, i earlier today. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed then, mr. president, to s. 1038. will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to

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Harry Reid: the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to s. 1038 1038, a bill to extend expiring provisions of the u.s.a. patriot patriot, improvement and reauthorization act of 2005, the

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Harry Reid: mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that upon conclusion of morning business on monday, may 23, the senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to s. 1038. that at 5:00 p.m., the senate proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed. further, that the time for debate on the motion to proceed be equally divided and controlled between the two

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Harry Reid: mr. president, my friend, the senior -- junior senator from