Political Quotes

“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 senior 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 nomination of Executive Calendar No. 817 Sharad Harshad Desai, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona. Charles E. Schumer, Richard J. Durbin, Jeanne Shaheen, Alex Padilla, Tim Kaine, Brian Schatz, Tina Smith, Tammy Baldwin, Laphonza R. Butler, Richard Blumenthal, Chris Van Hollen, Margaret Wood Hassan, Christopher A. Coons, Tammy Duckworth, Cory A. Booker, Sheldon Whitehouse, Kirsten E. Gillibrand. ____________________”