[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 20, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S10568]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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NOMINATION OF WILLIAM K. SESSIONS III TO BE CHAIR OF THE UNITED STATES 
                         SENTENCING COMMISSION

  Mr. REID. I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to 
executive session to consider Calendar No. 132, the nomination of 
William Sessions, to be chairman of the United States Sentencing 
Commission.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       Nomination of William K. Sessions III, of Vermont, to be 
     Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission.


                             cloture motion

  Mr. REID. I now send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. 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 to bring to a close debate on the nomination of 
     William K. Sessions, III, of Vermont, to be Chair of the 
     United States Sentencing Commission.
         Patrick J. Leahy, Thomas R. Carper, Byron L. Dorgan, Tom 
           Udall, Benjamin L. Cardin, Roland W. Burris, Al 
           Franken, Tom Harkin, Jon Tester, Charles E. Schumer, 
           Mark Begich, Frank R. Lautenberg, Daniel K. Akaka, 
           Sherrod Brown, Bernard Sanders, Richard J. Durbin, Jack 
           Reed.

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum be waived 
and the Senate now resume legislative session.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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