[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 54 (Thursday, April 26, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S3975]
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                             CLOTURE MOTION

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk to the 
pending motion to proceed so that we can get under way. I have let the 
Senate basically mark time now for the last week without achieving any 
real progress or closing the negotiations. I think it is time we 
guarantee that we can get on the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Bennett). The cloture motion having been 
presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the 
motion.
  The 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 motion to 
     proceed to Calendar No. 23, S. 1, an original bill to extend 
     programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965:
         Trent Lott, Jim Jeffords, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum, Kay 
           Bailey Hutchison, Don Nickles, Tim Hutchinson, Strom 
           Thurmond, Frank Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Sam Brownback, 
           Jeff Sessions, Mike Crapo, Judd Gregg, Susan Collins, 
           and Jesse Helms.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I have consulted with Senator Daschle and 
advised him that I would be filing cloture. This is not a surprise on 
his part. I know Senator Kennedy was aware of it. I am sorry he was not 
on the floor because he has been working very hard doing a good job.
  Under the rules, this vote then would occur on Tuesday. I ask 
unanimous consent that this cloture vote occur at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday 
and that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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