[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 133 (Wednesday, December 6, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S11396]
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                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. FRIST. 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, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination 
     of Kent A. Jordan, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Southern District of Iowa.
         Bill Frist, Robert Bennett, Arlen Specter, Tom Coburn, 
           Kit Bond, George Allen, Lindsey Graham, Trent Lott, Mel 
           Martinez, Gordon Smith, Sam Brownback, Rick Santorum, 
           Richard Burr, Hillary Clinton, Johnny Isakson, Jim 
           DeMint.

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum be 
waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this circuit court nomination was reported 
unanimously out of the Judiciary Committee. I do not believe there is 
any controversy with this nomination. I hope we could vitiate this 
cloture motion and proceed to an up-or-down vote during tomorrow's 
session. In the meantime, I have filed cloture to ensure a vote this 
week on this circuit court nominee.

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