A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 2234, a bill to extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses and that the bill be read a third time and passed. I further ask that the bill then be held at the desk until the House companion arrives and that all after the enacting clause be stricken, the text of the Senate-passed bill be inserted, and the House bill, as amended, be read for a third time and passed.

Mr. President, I understand there are four bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading, en bloc.

Mr. President, I now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bills on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request, all en bloc.

Mr. President, it is my understanding there are four bills at the desk due for a second reading.

Mr. President, I object to any further proceedings with respect to these bills, and I do so en bloc.

Reserving the right to object, I might say to my good friend that this is another measure that will be considered in due course later this year. I must object.