But it is unclear that Mr. Reid can meet those demands, given the extremely tight calendar, or that Mr. McConnell is willing to make any agreement on the length of debate or number of amendments.
On Thursday, in a show of resolve, 13 Democratic senators led by Mr. Lieberman held a news conference to proclaim that they had secured the needed votes, including crucial support from Republicans, provided that Mr. Reid did not overly restrict the length of debate or the number of amendments to be proposed.
Leader Ed Miliband has promised to support the proposals in the bill, but to oppose the "timetable" motion limiting the length of debate.
The article discussed at some length the debate within Syria on the topic, outlining the dialectic between Islamists and secularists, much as they occur among many Muslims around the world.
Respondents said the large number of patients scheduled for discussion constrained the length of debate.
TRUMP He prefers not to do a full-length mock debate, and has no set person playing Mrs. Clinton.
Worse, he says guillotine motions limiting the length of debates, and the 10-minute limit on backbench speeches, the normal rule now, are to blame for Britain's involvement in the Iraq war.
(Later, he allowed, "I'd be happy with 10 or 12").. Some campaigns are willing to go to extreme -- and sometimes hilarious -- lengths to debate debates.
Mrs. Clinton, who prepared at length for the debate, was far more deft at unnerving her opponent, finding a way during an exchange about trade to bring up a loan that Mr. Trump had received from his father.
Despite the length of this debate, much confusion remains.
