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On the recordJune 16, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 75, S. 679. I send a cloture motion to the desk and ask the clerk to report. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 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, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 75, S. 679, the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011: Harry Reid, Joseph I. Lieberman, Thomas R. Carper, Frank R. Lautenberg, Sherrod Brown, Barbara Boxer, Sheldon Whitehouse, Patty Murray, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Christopher A. Coons, Joe Manchin III, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Benjamin L. Cardin, Jeanne Shaheen, Kent Conrad, Richard J. Durbin.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Jun 16, 2011

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