[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16387-16388]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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 NOMINATION OF THOMAS C. DORR TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR 
                           RURAL DEVELOPMENT

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate now 
proceed to executive session for the consideration of Calendar No. 101, 
the nomination of Thomas Dorr to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Rural Development.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The legislative clerk read the nomination of Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, 
to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, if the Senator from Iowa had been here, I 
would have asked consent there be an hour of debate equally divided on 
the nomination, and following the debate the Senate proceed to a vote 
on the confirmation of the nomination at a time determined by the 
majority leader after consultation with the Democratic leader. I 
understand there would be an objection on the other side to that.


                             Cloture Motion

  Given that objection, 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 legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We the undersigned Senators in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the

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     Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a 
     close debate on Executive Calendar No. 101, the nomination of 
     Thomas Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture 
     for Rural Development.
         Bill Frist, Saxby Chambliss, Ted Stevens, Wayne Allard, 
           Larry Craig, Pat Roberts, Chuck Hagel, Richard Burr, 
           James Inhofe, Thad Cochran, Chuck Grassley, John Thune, 
           Johnny Isakson, Bob Bennett, Mike Crapo, Mitch 
           McConnell, and Richard Lugar.

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the live quorum be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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