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On the recordDecember 15, 2011
I have a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. 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 motion to proceed to calendar No. 257, H.R. 3630, an Act to provide incentives for the creation of jobs, and for other purposes. Harry Reid, Max Baucus, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Jeff Bingaman, Richard J. Durbin, Patrick J. Leahy, Joseph I. Lieberman, Mark L. Pryor, Christopher A. Coons, Patty Murray, Tom Udall, Charles E. Schumer, Mark Begich, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Kent Conrad, Thomas R. Carper.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Dec 15, 2011

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