[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 20 (Thursday, February 1, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S1513]
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             BIPARTISAN IRAQ LEGISLATION--MOTION TO PROCEED

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to proceed to the bill and 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:

       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. 19, S. 470, Bipartisan Iraq 
     legislation.
         Carl Levin, Joe Biden, Ken Salazar, Harry Reid, Pat 
           Leahy, Sherrod Brown, Patty Murray, Robert Menendez, 
           John F. Kerry, B.A. Mikulski, Dick Durbin, Jack Reed, 
           Tom Harkin, Dianne Feinstein, Bill Nelson, H.R. 
           Clinton, Herb Kohl, Ben Nelson.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the cloture 
vote on the motion to proceed occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, that the 
mandatory quorum be waived, and that if cloture is invoked, it be in 
order to file cloture on the bill before the close of business on 
Tuesday next.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.

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