[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Pages 23665-23666]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 AGRICULTURAL, CONSERVATION, AND RURAL ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2001--Motion 
                               To Proceed

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 237, S. 1731, the farm 
bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. NICKLES. I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

                             cloture motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 237, S. 
1731, and 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 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, 
     hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to 
     proceed to Calendar No. 237, S. 1731, the farm bill:

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         Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, Byron 
           Dorgan, Fritz Hollings, Richard J. Durbin, Paul 
           Wellstone, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Debbie Stabenow, 
           Tom Carper, Barbara Mikulski, Evan Bayh, Ron Wyden, Ben 
           Nelson, Jean Carnahan, Patty Murray.

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