[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26114]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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 NOMINATION OF CHARLES W. PICKERING, SR., OF MISSISSIPPI, TO BE UNITED 
               STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to executive session for the consideration of Executive 
Calendar No. 400, the nomination of Charles Pickering to be U.S. 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit. I ask my friend and colleague on 
the other side of the aisle, would his side be willing to enter into a 
time agreement on this nomination?
  Mr. REID. The answer is no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination.
  The legislative clerk read the nomination of Charles W. Pickering, 
Sr., of Mississippi to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth 
circuit.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I therefore send a cloture motion to 
the desk to the pending nomination.
  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, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on Executive 
     Calendar No. 400, the nomination of Charles W. Pickering, 
     Sr., of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
     the Fifth Circuit.
         Bill Frist, Orrin Hatch, Trent Lott, Conrad Burns, Lamar 
           Alexander, Arlen Specter, Mitch McConnell, Mike DeWine, 
           Chuck Hagel, Rick Santorum, Craig Thomas, Thad Cochran, 
           John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Elizabeth Dole, Michael B. 
           Enzi, Gordon Smith.

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent the live quorum as required 
under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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