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On the recordJuly 20, 2022
I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the cloture motion with respect to the Merle nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Not hearing an objection, it is withdrawn. The cloture motion, on the nomination of Natasha C. Merle, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, was withdrawn.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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