Harry Reid: “There is a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule…”

“There is a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The bill 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 nomination of Loretta Copeland Biggs, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina. Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Benjamin L. Cardin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Mazie K. Hirono, Patty Murray, Brian Schatz, Sheldon Whitehouse, Angus S. King, Jr., Charles E. Schumer, Amy Klobuchar, Bill Nelson, Christopher A. Coons, Mark Begich, Christopher Murphy, Barbara Boxer. ____________________”