[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 29 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S1365]
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                             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 senior 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 Michael J. Desmond, of California, to be Chief Counsel for 
     the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel 
     in the Department of the Treasury.
         James E. Risch, Johnny Isakson, Todd Young, Mike Crapo, 
           Pat Roberts, John Thune, Rob Portman, Roy Blunt, Thom 
           Tillis, John Boozman, Roger F. Wicker, James Lankford, 
           Tim Scott, Steve Daines, Michael B. Enzi, John Hoeven, 
           Mitch McConnell.

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