[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9422]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

  The assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Dirk 
Kempthorne, of Idaho, to be Secretary of the Interior.


                             CLOTURE MOTION

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I believe there is an objection on the 
other side of the aisle to setting a time certain for a vote on this 
Cabinet nomination. Given that objection, I now 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 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. 630, the nomination of Dirk Kempthorne, of 
     Idaho, to be Secretary of the Interior.
         Bill Frist, Pete Domenici, John Cornyn, Tom Coburn, Jeff 
           Sessions, Wayne Allard, Lindsey Graham, Mel Martinez, 
           Pat Roberts, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, Jim DeMint, 
           Lamar Alexander, John Thune, Richard Burr, Bob Bennett, 
           Chuck Hagel.

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

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