[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 38 (Tuesday, April 12, 1994)]
[Senate]
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                             CLOTURE MOTION

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk and 
ask that it be stated.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The 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 the debate on Executive 
     Calendar No. 777, the Nomination of Rosemary Barkett, to be a 
     U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit:

         Claiborne Pell, Daniel K. Akaka, Edward M. Kennedy, Paul 
           Simon, Paul Wellstone, Carl Levin, Barbara Boxer, Herb 
           Kohl, Jeff Bingaman, Howard M. Metzenbaum, J.J. Exon, 
           Tom Daschle, Carol Moseley-Braun, Jim Sasser, Wendell 
           Ford, George Mitchell.


                           Order of Procedure

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, my hope is that we can reach time 
agreements on consideration of these nominees prior to the time that 
cloture votes are scheduled under the rules on Thursday so that cloture 
can be vitiated.
  I want to make clear that we are compelled to file cloture because we 
have been informed by our Republican colleagues that they will not 
provide any such time agreement and, therefore, there is no way of 
knowing if or when we would be able to get to a vote and complete 
action on the measures.
  We are continuing to work on that, and I hope we can get some 
agreements to that effect so that it will not be necessary to have the 
cloture vote, and the cloture can be vitiated.
  I will inform the Senate of our progress in that regard during the 
day tomorrow.
  Under the Senate rules, if we do not reach an agreement, then cloture 
votes on the Brown and Barkett nominations will occur on Thursday 
morning, either in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, 1 hour 
after the Senate convenes, or at a specific time pursuant to an 
agreement if one is reached.


                         Department of Defense

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, there is an additional nomination which 
we had hoped we could complete action on this evening, and that is 
Executive Calendar item No. 747, the nomination of Rodney A. Coleman to 
be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.
  We have been advised through staff by the Republican leader that it 
will not be necessary to file cloture on that nomination, and that we 
will be notified by tomorrow noon as to whether or not debate will be 
required and, if so, for what time period, and whether or not a formal 
rollcall vote will be required on the Coleman nomination. I appreciate 
the cooperation of our colleagues in that regard.
  We expect, therefore, to act on that nomination tomorrow, with time 
for debate, if requested, to which I will, of course, readily agree; 
and to a rollcall vote, if requested, to which I will also readily 
agree.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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