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On the recordOctober 31, 2013
I have a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. 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, hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 184, S. 815, a bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Richard J. Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Benjamin L. Cardin, Michael F. Bennet, Barbara Mikulski, Charles E. Schumer, Martin Heinrich, Patrick J. Leahy, Robert Menendez, Barbara Boxer, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Mazie K. Hirono, Tammy Baldwin, Amy Klobuchar, Jack Reed, Harry Reid.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Oct 31, 2013

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