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On the recordAugust 5, 2021
I ask unanimous consent that if cloture is invoked on Executive Calendar No. 50, the Lee nomination, all postcloture time be yielded back and that notwithstanding rule XXII, the Senate vote on confirmation at a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the Republican leader, not before Saturday, August 7, 2021; that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then resume legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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Aug 5, 2021

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