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On the recordDecember 16, 2014
With this nomination, this will be the last vote of this Congress. I ask unanimous consent that the remaining cloture motions with respect to judicial nominations be withdrawn and the Senate proceed to vote on the nominations in the order upon which cloture was filed and all time on the Bough nomination be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Stephen R. Bough, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. Mrs. McCASKILL. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Dec 16, 2014

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