[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 6082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 PRESERVING UNITED STATES ATTORNEY INDEPENDENCE ACT OF 2007--MOTION TO 
                                PROCEED

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I will shortly move to proceed to S. 214, 
the U.S. attorneys bill. Before I do so, I would like to state for the 
record there are ongoing discussions about this bill and we have 
offered to the Republicans a proposal that would have a very limited 
number of amendments and debate time. I feel fairly confident at this 
time we can reach that agreement. There has been cooperation on both 
sides. If we are able to reach that agreement, then it will not be 
necessary to have a cloture vote. Therefore, if we reach agreement, it 
will be my intent to vitiate cloture on the motion to proceed.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. President, I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 24, S. 214, and 
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 Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to 
     proceed to Calendar No. 24, S. 214, Preserving United States 
     Attorney Independence Act of 2007.
         Harry Reid, Dianne Feinstein, Benjamin L. Cardin, Maria 
           Cantwell, Ted Kennedy, Robert C. Byrd, Kent Conrad, Max 
           Baucus, Tom Harkin, Ken Salazar, Tom Carper, Jeff 
           Bingaman, Patrick Leahy, Patty Murray, Dick Durbin, Jim 
           Webb, Robert P. Casey, Jr.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the live 
quorum with respect to this cloture motion, as required under rule 
XXII, be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now withdraw the motion to proceed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is withdrawn.

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