[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16780]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




NOMINATION OF RICHARD A. GRIFFIN TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR 
                           THE SIXTH CIRCUIT

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 NOMINATION OF DAVID W. McKEAGUE TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR 
                           THE SIXTH CIRCUIT

  Mr. FRIST. With that objection, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed en bloc to the nominations of Calendar No. 789, Richard 
Griffin, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, and No. 790, 
David McKeague, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report the 
nominations.
  The legislative clerk read the nominations of Richard A. Griffin, of 
Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit;
  David W. McKeague, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Sixth Circuit.


                            Cloture Motions

  Mr. FRIST. I send a cloture motion to the desk on the first 
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 according 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. 789, Richard A. Griffin of Michigan, to be U.S. 
     circuit judge for the Sixth Circuit.
         Bill Frist, Orrin Hatch, Lamar Alexander, Charles 
           Grassley, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Lincoln Chafee, 
           Mitch McConnell, Ted Stevens, George Allen, Lindsey 
           Graham, John Warner, Jeff Sessions, John Ensign, Trent 
           Lott, Jim Talent, Pat Roberts.

  Mr. FRIST. I now send a cloture motion to the desk on the second 
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. 790, David W. McKeague of Michigan, to be U.S. 
     circuit judge for the Sixth Circuit.
         Bill Frist, Orrin Hatch, Lamar Alexander, Charles 
           Grassley, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Lincoln Chafee, 
           Mitch McConnell, Ted Stevens, George Allen, Lindsey 
           Graham, John Warner, Jeff Sessions, John Ensign, Trent 
           Lott, Jim Talent, Pat Roberts.

  Mr. FRIST. I ask the mandatory quorums under rule XXII be waived and 
further that the votes on these nominations occur tomorrow in a stacked 
sequence, on Thursday, following the Saad cloture vote, unless cloture 
is invoked on any of the nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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