[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9583]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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NOMINATION OF MARCIA G. COOKE, OF FLORIDA, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
               JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

  Mr. KYL. So, Mr. President, on behalf of the leader, I now move to 
proceed to executive session for the consideration of Calendar No. 606, 
Marcia Cooke.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
  Without objection, it is so ordered. The motion is agreed to.
  The clerk will report the nomination.
  The assistant journal clerk read the nomination of Marcia G. Cooke, 
of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Florida.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. KYL. 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.
  The assistant journal 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. 606, the nomination of Marcia Cooke.
         Bill Frist, Orrin Hatch, John Ensign, Gordon Smith, Mike 
           Crapo, Thad Cochran, James Inhofe, Richard Shelby, 
           Saxby Chambliss, Lindsay Graham of South Carolina, 
           Chuck Hagel, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Jeff 
           Sessions, John Cornyn, Charles Grassley, Mitch 
           McConnell.

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that this vote occur 
at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, May 18, and that the mandatory quorum under 
rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.

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