[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7956]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      NOMINATION OF STEPHEN L. JOHNSON TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 
                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of Executive Calendar No. 61.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Stephen L. 
Johnson, of Maryland, to be administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency.

                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, again I am told there is objection from 
the Democratic side to a time agreement on the nomination. Therefore, 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 report the motion.
  The assistant 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. 61, the nomination of Stephen L. Johnson, of 
     Maryland, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.
         Bill Frist, J.M. Inhofe, Sam Brownback, Kay Bailey 
           Hutchison, David Vitter, Orrin Hatch, Elizabeth Dole, 
           Lisa Murkowski, Bob Bennett, John Cornyn, Lamar 
           Alexander, Johnny Isakson, C.S. Bond, Michael B. Enzi, 
           Mike DeWine, John Ensign, Ted Stevens.

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the live 
quorums with respect to both cloture votes be waived and the Senate 
resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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