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   Mr. REID. Mr. President, I hope in the final hours of the session in the final day we will not forget the progress that has been made on the bankruptcy bill. I spoke to the manager of the bill, the subcommittee chair, late yesterday evening, and he indicated that there was some thought by the Republican majority leadership they would accept the unanimous-consent agreement that I suggested yesterday morning. As I indicated at that time, we have gone from some 320 amendments down to 14, 7 of which have either been accepted or they will be resolved in some manner. We only have seven contested amendments.

   I hope we do not lose the initiative that has taken place to this point in the next few hours, or the next few minutes, really, that we could enter into that unanimous-consent agreement so that at such time as we return to the bankruptcy bill, we have a finite number of amendments and can proceed to wrapping that up. I repeat that it is not the minority but, rather, the majority that is holding up this most important bill.

   Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I note the absence of a quorum.

   The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.

   The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

   (Mr. HAGEL assumed the chair.)

   Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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