that appeared but i didn't carry it down here. i appreciate the senator catching that. it was done -- the presiding officer: objection is heard from the senator from kentucky, mr. bunning. mr. bunning: thank you. can i now speak and propose a consent consent? first of all, let me say this to my good friend from nevada? i have worked all day trying to work out a compromise, anywhere from two to four weeks on this u.c. in trying to get it paid for for the time of the extension. we were very close. we tried to get an agreement. using different pay-fors than what i'm going to propose. but in the final analysis, it came down to when the white

house summit adjourned, the leader came back and it was going to be his way and no one else's way. that's what it turned into. so i'm going to propose a 30-day extension with an offset. so i'm as -- i'm as anxious to get those same provisions that he has brought up -- the cobra, flood insurance, satellite home viewer act, highway funding, s.b.a. provisions, american recovery act, s.g.r., poverty guidelines. i want to get them renewed also. so i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 4691, that the amendment at the desk which offers a full offset

be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read i yield the a e and passed and the -- amended be read a third timepassed and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: reserving the right to object. there has probably never been a time in the history of our country when we had economic conditions that are like they are today. unemployment all over this country averaging some 10%. some states as high as 14%. if there were ever an emergency with our economy, it is tonight, it is today. and to think that we're not going to declare this an emergency -- millions of people

are unemployed, millions of people have been unemployed for long periods of time and their unemployment benefits are running out. they're not able to buy their health insurance because the program is going to expire on monday. the senate has a history of treating unemployment benefits as an emergency. no one, i repeat, can argue that the current economic downturn doesn't represent a grave emergency. so, mr. president, i am forced to object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: i now ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule 22, the cloture vote on the motion to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1299 occur at 8:50 p.m. tonight -- oh, well, 7:50. sorry about that. 7:50, five minutes from now -- three minutes from now. that if cloture is invoked, that all postcloture time be considered yielded back, senator demint then be recognized for

up to ten minutes to move to suspend the rules, that upon the use of that time, the senate then proceed to vote on the demint motion; that if the demint motion is successful, then amendment be agreed to, that the motion to concur with the amendment be agreed to, that if the demint motion fails, then no other motions or debate be in order that. the motion to concur with an amendment 5 be withdrawn -- amendment be withdrawn and the senate then proceed to vote on the reid of nevada motion to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to the bill, h.r. 1299. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: mr. president, we -- we expect to have three votes here tonight and as soon as those are done, we will not have another vote until tuesday. but it will be in the morning.

the presiding officer: under the previous order, the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. 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

thous amendment to senate amendment to h.r. 1299, the united states capitol police administrative technical corrections act. signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by the unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is: is it the sense of the senate that the debate on the motion to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment of h.r. 1299, the united states senate capitol police administrative technical corrections act, shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll.