Political Quotes

“I send a cloture motion to the desk and ask that it be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant 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 Carolyn Watts Colvin, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Social Security. Harry Reid, Ron Wyden, Barbara A. Mikulski, Benjamin L. Cardin, Christopher Murphy, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Angus S. King, Jr., Richard Blumenthal, Charles E. Schumer, Mazie K. Hirono, Amy Klobuchar, Barbara Boxer, Tammy Baldwin, Bernard Sanders, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jeff Merkley. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.”