Political Quotes

“I yield back time on the motion to invoke cloture. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time has been yielded back. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent, pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will report. 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. 184, S. 815, a bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Richard J. Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Benjamin L. Cardin, Michael F. Bennet, Barbara Mikulski, Charles E. Schumer, Martin Heinrich, Patrick J. Leahy, Robert Menendez, Barbara Boxer, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Mazie K. Hirono, Tammy Baldwin, Amy Klobuchar, Jack Reed, Harry Reid. The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, Is it the sense of the Senate that debate on the motion to proceed to S. 815, a bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other purposes, shall be brought to a close. The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Donnelly). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote?”