[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 70 (Tuesday, June 6, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5509-S5510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       DEATH TAX REPEAL PERMANENCY ACT OF 2005--MOTION TO PROCEED


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 84, H.R. 8, 
related to the repeal of the death tax. 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

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     Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a 
     close debate on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 84, 
     H.R. 8: to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.

         Bill Frist, Jon Kyl, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Richard 
           Burr, Tom Coburn, Wayne Allard, Craig Thomas, George 
           Allen, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, David Vitter, John 
           Thune, Mike Crapo, Jeff Sessions, John Ensign, Rick 
           Santorum.

  Mr. McCONNELL. I now withdraw my motion to proceed.

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