[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
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                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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  NOMINATION OF MIGUEL A. ESTRADA, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A UNITED STATES 
               CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session for the consideration of Executive 
Calendar No. 21, the Estrada nomination.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The 
clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read the nomination of Miguel A. Estrada, of 
Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of 
Columbia.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I now send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. 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, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on Executive 
     Calendar No. 21, the nomination of Miguel A. Estrada to be 
     United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia 
     Circuit.
         Bill Frist, Orrin Hatch, Judd Gregg, Norm Coleman, John 
           E. Sununu, John Cornyn, Larry E. Craig, Saxby 
           Chambliss, Lisa Murkowski, James Talent, Olympia Snowe, 
           Mike DeWine, Michael B. Enzi, Lindsey Graham of South 
           Carolina, Jeff Sessions, Lincoln Chafee, and Wayne 
           Allard.

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the live 
quorum provided for in rule XXII be waived and the Senate resume 
legislative session.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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