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a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator fromally. mr. reed: mr. president, i first ask unanimous consent that time until 2:00 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders and their designees and all quorum calls during that time also be equally divided. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, in a few hours, this chamber will have the opportunity to restore benefits for 1.7 million american job seekers and help reduce the national deficit by $1.2 billion. i believe my colleagues understand that this is a fiscally responsible way to help job seekers who are still struggling in the aftermath of the great recession. health both shrinking consumer demand and supporting the economy, which is why the nonpartisan congressional budget office has estimate thad renewing unemployment insurance for one year will save 200,000 jobs. this is an imperative. we mu ....