[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17645]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008--MOTION TO 
                                PROCEED


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 189, H.R. 
1585, and I send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the clerk will now report the motion to invoke cloture on 
the motion to proceed to H.R. 1585.
  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 the motion to 
     proceed to Calendar No. 189, H.R. 1585, Department of Defense 
     Authorization, 2008.
         Harry Reid, Richard J. Durbin, Daniel K. Inouye, Byron L. 
           Dorgan, Ted Kennedy, Joe Biden, Patty Murray, Bill 
           Nelson, Jack Reed, Debbie Stabenow, Jim Webb, Ben 
           Nelson, Ron Wyden, Pat Leahy, H.R. Clinton, Claire 
           McCaskill, Carl Levin.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now withdraw the motion to proceed and ask 
the mandatory quorum call with respect to the motion required under 
rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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