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On the recordJuly 14, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order and pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. The assistant bill 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 waive the points of order under section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for H.R. 2055, any amendments thereto and motions thereon. Harry Reid, Tim Johnson, Mark Kirk, Richard J. Durbin, Kay R. Hagan, Michael F. Bennet, Mark R. Warner, John F. Kerry, Richard Blumenthal, Barbara Boxer, Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow, Jeff Bingaman, Mark Udall, Patty Murray, Patrick J. Leahy, Sheldon Whitehouse. The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call is waived. The question is, Is it the sense of the Senate that debate on the motion to waive the points of order under section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for H.R. 2055, and any amendments or motions thereto, shall be brought to a close? The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
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Dusty Johnson
Republican · South Dakota
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Jul 14, 2011

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