Political Quotes

“I have a cloture motion at the desk with respect to that amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read 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 Reid amendment No. 3305 to the Baucus for Reid substitute amendment No. 3299 to H.J. Res. 45, a joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. Harry Reid, Max Baucus, Patrick J. Leahy, Christopher J. Dodd, Edward E. Kaufman, Mark R. Warner, Paul G. Kirk, Jr., Tom Udall, Daniel K. Inouye, Jeff Merkley, Robert Menendez, Byron L. Dorgan, Jack Reed, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Harkin, Roland W. Burris, John D. Rockefeller IV, Richard Durbin. Cloture Motion”