John Thune said "Mr. President, again, I am going to send a cloture motion to the desk on a nominee that came out of the Ag Committee 23 to 0. 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. 16, Brooke Rollins, of Texas, to be Secretary of Agriculture. John Thune, Tommy Tuberville, John R. Curtis, Kevin Cramer, Ashley Moody, Mike Crapo, Markwayne Mullin, David McCormick, Mike Lee, Ron Johnson, John Barrasso, Pete Ricketts, James C. Justice, Jon Husted, Bernie Moreno, Josh Hawley, Tom Cotton. ___________________

On the recordFebruary 5, 2025

Mr. President, again, I am going to send a cloture motion to the desk on a nominee that came out of the Ag Committee 23 to 0. 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. 16, Brooke Rollins, of Texas, to be Secretary of Agriculture. John Thune, Tommy Tuberville, John R. Curtis, Kevin Cramer, Ashley Moody, Mike Crapo, Markwayne Mullin, David McCormick, Mike Lee, Ron Johnson, John Barrasso, Pete Ricketts, James C. Justice, Jon Husted, Bernie Moreno, Josh Hawley, Tom Cotton. ____________________

Said by

John Thune

Republican · South Dakota

Source

Congressional Record · 2025-02-05