[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 118 (Thursday, July 13, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3971-S3972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, 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 bill 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 Patrick M. Shanahan, of Washington, to be Deputy Secretary 
     of Defense.

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         Mitch McConnell, Joni Ernst, Tom Cotton, Thom Tillis, 
           Lindsey Graham, Mike Crapo, John Boozman, Roger F. 
           Wicker, Dan Sullivan, John Cornyn, John Thune, Steve 
           Daines, John Barrasso, David Perdue, Mike Rounds, Orrin 
           G. Hatch, John McCain.

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
mandatory quorum call be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona.
  Mr. FLAKE. Thank you, Mr. President.
  (The remarks of Mr. Flake pertaining to the introduction of S. 1552 
are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills 
and Joint Resolutions.'')
  Mr. FLAKE. I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah.