[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 75 (Monday, June 10, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5316-S5317]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          INCREASING THE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT--MOTION TO PROCEED


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, in an effort to anticipate whatever may 
come with regard to consideration of the debt limit legislation, I now 
move to proceed to Calendar No. 407, S. 2578, the debt limit 
increase and 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 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, 
     hereby move

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     to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to 
     calendar No. 407, S. 2578, a bill to amend title 31 of the 
     U.S. Code to increase the public debt limit:
         Harry Reid, Jack Reed, John Rockefeller, Daniel Inouye, 
           Jon Corzine, Herb Kohl, Zell Miller, Max Cleland, John 
           Breaux, Richard Durbin, Max Baucus, Barbara Boxer, 
           Maria Cantwell, Daniel Akaka, Edward Kennedy and Tom 
           Daschle.

  Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, I now withdraw the motion to proceed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is withdrawn.

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