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On the recordJanuary 24, 2025
I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the postcloture time on the Noem nomination expire at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 25. I further ask that if cloture is invoked on the Bessent nomination, all postcloture time be considered expired and the Senate vote on confirmation of the Bessent nomination at 5:30 p.m., Monday, January 27; further, that if cloture is invoked on the Duffy nomination, all postcloture time be considered expired and the Senate vote on the confirmation of the Duffy nomination at noon on Tuesday, January 28; finally, that the cloture vote with respect to the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 3, H.R. 23, ripen at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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