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On the recordJuly 25, 2013
It is my understanding there is a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. 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 nomination of Nancy Jean Schiffer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board. Harry Reid, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse, Christopher A. Coons, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Benjamin L. Cardin, Patrick J. Leahy, Joe Manchin III, Elizabeth Warren, Debbie Stabenow, Carl Levin, Angus S. King, Jr.., Charles E. Schumer, Richard J. Durbin, Amy Klobuchar, Richard Blumenthal. ____________________
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Jul 25, 2013

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