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on the amendment for 90 minutes, with 

the time equally divided and controlled 

between the leaders or their designees; 

that upon the use or yielding back of 

this time, the amendment be set aside, 

and the Senate then consider the only 

other amendment in order to the bill, a 

Sanders amendment re: tax on high-income individuals; that there be 60 minutes of debate with respect to that 

amendment, with the time equally divided and controlled in the usual form; 

that upon the use or yielding back of 

all time with respect to the bill and 

amendments, the measure be set aside 

to recur upon disposition of H.R. 7081; 

that with respect to the disposition of 

the amendments to H.R. 1424, the first 

vote occur with respect to the Sanders 

amendment; that upon disposition of 

that amendment, the Senate would 

then consider the Dodd, et al., amendment, that upon disposition of that 

amendment, the bill, as amended, if 

amended, be read a third time and the 

Senate proceed to vote on passage of 

the bill; that upon passage, with the 

above occurring without further intervening action or debate, the Dodd, et 

al., amendment and the bill be subject 

to a 60-vote threshold. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT—HOUSE MESSAGE TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 2095 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that all postcloture 

time be yielded except for 30 minutes, 

and that—this is in regard to H.R. 2095, 

the rail safety bill—at 7 p.m., Wednesday, October 1, the Senate resume consideration of the House message with 

respect to H.R. 2095 and that the time 

until 7:30 p.m. be equally divided and 

controlled between the leaders or their 

designees; that at 7:30 p.m. the motion 

to concur with the amendments be 

withdrawn, and the Senate then proceed to vote on the motion to concur in 

the House amendment to the Senate 

amendment to the bill; that upon disposition of the House message, the Senate resume consideration of H.R. 7081, 

the India-U.S. Cooperative Agreement, 

and then proceed to vote in relation to 

the amendments to the bill and passage 

and that the amendments be voted in 

the order offered; that on Wednesday, 

October 1, there be 2 minutes of debate 

prior to each vote, equally divided and 

controlled; and that after the first vote 

of any sequence, the succeeding votes 

be 10 minutes in duration. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there 

objection? 

Without objection, it is so ordered. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, let me say 

that after long discussions with Senator DODD, the chairman of the Finance Committee, the chairman of the 

Budget Committee, and other Senators, including JACK REED, and, of 

course, in constant contact with the 

Republican leader, with maybe eight or 

nine conversations today, and conversations with people in the House 

and with the White House, it has been 

determined in our judgment this is the 

best way to move forward. This is good 

for the country. 

Mr. President, I do not want to sound 

like a stuck record, but I have known 

the distinguished Senator from Connecticut for 26 years. We have served in 

the Senate together for 22 years. We 

have worked together on many different issues but never as we have during the housing debate which concluded successfully and this financial 

crisis in which we find ourselves. 

Each day that goes by I am more admiring of the work he has done. Today 

is an example. This has been very difficult, and words cannot express well 

enough how satisfied I am with the 

work he has done and what a good 

thing he has done for the State of Connecticut, the State of Nevada, the 

State of Kentucky, and our country. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican leader is recognized. 

Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, let 

me just say this is one of the finer moments in the Senate. We have come together on a bipartisan basis and structured a way forward on an important 

rescue package for our country. 

I commend the majority leader, my 

good friend, for his extraordinary work 

on this issue, as well as Senator DODD

and Senator GREGG, who have been the 

lead negotiators on this matter for the 

Senate. 

This is an important accomplishment 

and a way forward to get a result we 

need to achieve for the American people. 

I yield the floor. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. 

Mr. REID. Finally, Mr. President, if I 

could say this: One person has been 

with me now for the last 24 hours almost constantly: Senator DURBIN from 

Illinois. He has helped me make dozens 

of phone calls today. He had a number 

of meetings. I want the RECORD to reflect his involvement in this has been 

important and essential. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois. 

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ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, 

OCTOBER 1, 2008 

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it 

stand in recess until 10 a.m. tomorrow, 

Wednesday, October 1; that following 

the prayer and the pledge, the Journal 

of proceedings be approved to date, the 

time for the two leaders be reserved for 

their use later in the day, the Senate 

proceed to H.R. 7081, the India-United 

States Nuclear Cooperation Approval 

and Nonproliferation Enhancement 

Act, as provided for under a previous 

order; further, that the Senate stand in 

recess from 12:30 to 2:15 p.m. for the 

weekly conference lunches. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there 

objection? Without objection, it is so 

ordered. 

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PROGRAM 

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, tomorrow we expect to have the rollcall vote 

on the motion to concur with respect 

to H.R. 2095, the rail safety-Amtrak 

legislation, around 7:30 p.m. Additional 

rollcall votes are possible tomorrow 

evening. 

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RECESS UNTIL 10 A.M. TOMORROW 

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, if there 

is no further business to come before 

the Senate, I ask unanimous consent 

that it stand in recess under the previous order. 

There being no objection, the Senate, 

at 7:16 p.m., recessed until Wednesday, 

October 1, 2008, at 10 a.m. 

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NOMINATIONS 

Executive nomination received by 

the Senate: 

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

ROBERT W. MCGOWAN, OF NEVADA, TO BE A GOVERNOR 

OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FOR A TERM 

EXPIRING DECEMBER 8, 2015, VICE ALAN CRAIG KESSLER, 

TERM EXPIRING. 


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