[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 66 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1285]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION
                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to 
consider Calendar No. 64.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Joshua 
David Jacobs, of Washington, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. SCHUMER. 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 Executive Calendar No. 64, Joshua David Jacobs, of 
     Washington, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
         Charles E. Schumer, Raphael G. Warnock, Ben Ray Lujan, 
           Tammy Duckworth, Jeff Merkley, Tim Kaine, Christopher 
           A. Coons, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Sheldon 
           Whitehouse, Tina Smith, Tammy Baldwin, Catherine Cortez 
           Masto, Angus S. King, Jr., Mazie K. Hirono, John W. 
           Hickenlooper, Margaret Wood Hassan.

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