amendment number 589 offered by the senator from nevada, mr. reid, shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: does any senator still wish to cast a vote? if not, on this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 49. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked. the presiding officer: the motion is reconsider is entered. mr. reid: thanks, mr. president. mr. leahy: can we have order. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the time until 4:00 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each during that period of time. the presiding officer: without objectio