[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6199-6200]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
continue in executive session with the consideration of the Estrada 
nomination.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Miguel A. 
Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
District of Columbia Circuit.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. FRIST. 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.

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  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 G. Hatch, Robert F. Bennett, James M. 
           Inhofe, John Ensign, Sam Brownback, Michael B. Enzi, 
           Wayne Allard, Michael D. Crapo, Susan M. Collins, Pete 
           V. Domenici, Conrad R. Burns, Kay Bailey Hutchison, 
           John E. Sununu, Norm Coleman, Charles E. Grassley.

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the live 
quorum as provided for under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. FRIST. For the information of all Senators, this cloture motion, 
which will be the third vote in relation to the Estrada nomination, 
will occur on Tuesday. I regret that it has been necessary for me to 
file this motion once again. With Tuesday's vote, the Senate will have 
matched the most cloture votes relative to executive nominations. That 
is certainly not a record or milestone I think this Senate should be 
proud of achieving.

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