Mr. President, I move to proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 247, S. 510, and I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant 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, hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 247, S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Harry Reid, Tom Harkin, Richard J. Durbin, Jeff Bingaman, Max Baucus, Tom Udall, Jon Tester, Benjamin L. Cardin, Jeanne Shaheen, Frank R. Lautenberg, Herb Kohl, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Jack Reed, Thomas R. Carper, Bill Nelson, Kent Conrad, Carl Levin, Mary L. Landrieu.
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