[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13274-13275]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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   NOMINATION OF RICHARD R. CLIFTON, OF HAWAII, TO BE UNITED STATES 
                  CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to 
consider Calendar No. 825, Richard Clifton, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.

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                             cloture motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we have no objection to the confirmation on 
this side of the aisle. We have, however, been advised there is an 
objection on the Republican side. As a result of that, 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 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 the debate on Executive 
     Calendar No. 825, the nomination of Richard Clifton to be 
     U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
         Jeff Bingaman, Patrick Leahy, Daniel Inouye, Harry Reid, 
           Tom Daschle, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Chuck 
           Grassley, Michael B. Enzi, Craig Thomas, Christopher 
           Bond, Jeff Sessions, Jon Kyl, Rick Santorum, Pat 
           Roberts, and Trent Lott.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the live quorum 
under rule XXII be waived; that the Senate resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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