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Harry Reid: “I have a cloture motion at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under…”

On the recordNovember 28, 2011
I have a cloture motion at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant 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 S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2012. Harry Reid, Carl Levin, Kent Conrad, Richard Blumenthal, Claire McCaskill, Kay R. Hagan, Joe Manchin, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Mary L. Landrieu, Ben Nelson, Joseph I. Lieberman, Bill Nelson, Jim Webb, Jack Reed, Christopher A. Coons, Mark Begich, Jeanne Shaheen.
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Harry Reid
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Nov 28, 2011

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