[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1269-S1270]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.

[[Page S1270]]

  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 Executive Calendar No. 27, Merrick Brian Garland, of 
     Maryland, to be Attorney General.
         Charles E. Schumer, Richard J. Durbin, Richard 
           Blumenthal, Christopher A. Coons, Patty Murray, Chris 
           Van Hollen, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jeff Merkley, Brian 
           Schatz, Cory A. Booker, Debbie Stabenow, Amy Klobuchar, 
           Jon Ossoff, Alex Padilla, Benjamin L. Cardin, Sherrod 
           Brown, Angus S. King, Jr., Tim Kaine.

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