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On the recordApril 25, 2013
Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. 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 the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 44, S. 601, a bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the Unites States, and for other purposes. Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, Thomas R. Carper, Tom Harkin, John D. Rockefeller IV, Patrick J. Leahy, Debbie Stabenow, Christopher A. Coons, Charles E. Schumer, Bill Nelson, Benjamin L. Cardin, Jon Tester, Mary L. Landrieu, Mark Begich, Joe Manchin III, Richard J. Durbin, Mark L. Pryor.
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