On the recordOctober 11, 2011
I will continue to work with my friend to get on the jobs bill, so the Senate can work its will and provide to the American people jobs. I object to my friend's request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Cloture Motion Pursuant to rule XXII the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. 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. 187, S. 1660, the American Jobs Act of 2011. Harry Reid, Richard J. Durbin, Charles E. Schumer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Menendez, Mark Begich, Barbara Boxer, Debbie Stabenow, Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse, Bernard Sanders, John F. Kerry, Frank R. Lautenberg, Jeff Merkley, Barbara A. Mikulski, Benjamin L. Cardin, Patrick J. Leahy The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, Is it the sense of the Senate that debate on the motion to proceed to S. 1660, a bill to provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs, shall be brought to a close? The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rules. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.
