[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S338]
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                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I 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 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 Executive Calendar No. 6, Maria Araujo Kahn, of 
     Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second 
     Circuit.
         Charles E. Schumer, Richard J. Durbin, Margaret Wood 
           Hassan, Brian Schatz, Tina Smith, Elizabeth Warren, Tim 
           Kaine, Ron Wyden, Patty Murray, Richard Blumenthal, 
           Chris Van Hollen, Martin Heinrich, Jack Reed, 
           Christopher A. Coons, Alex Padilla, Christopher Murphy, 
           Sheldon Whitehouse, Benjamin L. Cardin.

  Mr. SCHUMER. And finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory 
quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, February 13, be 
waived.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, now, for my remarks, first and 
foremost, I begin today as happy as I could possibly be. Last week, my 
daughter Alison and her wife celebrated the birth of little Henry--
their first child, my third grandchild.
  The tie I am wearing today is the very same tie I wore on the day my 
daughter and her wife got married. The last time I wore this same tie 
on the floor of the Senate was the day the Respect for Marriage Act 
passed the Senate. So it is not only a great tie, but it is a really 
great day, and it symbolizes a whole lot.
  I want to thank everyone for their messages of support. I am pleased 
to report both moms and the baby are doing just great. He is such a 
little cutie.
  Few things put this job in perspective quite like being a 
grandparent. I have often said that after my first grandkid Noah was 
born--it was about 2 weeks later--I took a bike ride through the 
wetlands near Coney Island. It is on the southern shore of Brooklyn. 
The Atlantic Ocean laps up on it, and it is beautiful. I love that 
ride, but 2 weeks after Noah was born, as I was riding, it hit me like 
a bolt: Will Noah one day get to enjoy this beautiful, beautiful bike 
path like I have? Because if the ocean rises even a few inches, this 
bike path will be gone.
  Having grandkids like that reminds you of what we are fighting for: a 
better life for them, a better globe for them, a better world for them. 
It is a motivation unlike any other.
  Well, I could go on, but suffice it to say that today Chuck Schumer 
is one happy grandparent, and I am grateful for everyone's kind words 
over the past few days.