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On the recordJuly 26, 2015
I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the McConnell amendment No. 2328, to repeal Obamacare. Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, John Cornyn, John Barrasso, Dan Sullivan, Michael B. Enzi, John McCain, Joni Ernst, Deb Fischer, Tim Scott, Mike Rounds, James E. Risch, Daniel Coats, James Lankford, David Perdue, Richard Burr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, Is it the sense of the Senate that debate on amendment No. 2328, offered by the Senator from Kentucky, Mr. McConnell, to amendment No. 2327, shall be brought to a close? The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.
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Heidi Alexander
Labour Party

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