[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 177 (Thursday, October 26, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5210]
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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. 370, Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to
be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the State of Israel.
Charles E. Schumer, Benjamin L. Cardin, Debbie Stabenow,
Tammy Duckworth, Mark Kelly, Tina Smith, Tammy Baldwin,
Robert P. Casey, Jr., Elizabeth Warren, Christopher A.
Coons, Tim Kaine, Christopher Murphy, Sheldon
Whitehouse, Jeanne Shaheen, Richard Blumenthal, Chris
Van Hollen, Richard J. Durbin.
Mr. SCHUMER. Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory
quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, October 26, be
waived.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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