[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16621]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION ACT OF 2007--MOTION TO PROCEED

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 434, S. 
2035, the Free Flow of Information Act--this is the media shield bill--
and I send a cloture motion to the desk. In fact, it is at the desk.


                             cloture motion

  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 debate on the motion to 
     proceed to Calendar No. 434, S. 2035, the Free Flow of 
     Information Act.
         Harry Reid, Charles E. Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, 
           Christopher J. Dodd, Maria Cantwell, Richard Durbin, 
           Barbara A. Mikulski, Frank R. Lautenberg, Bernard 
           Sanders, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Barbara Boxer, 
           Ron Wyden, Ken Salazar, Bill Nelson, Daniel K. Inouye, 
           Amy Klobuchar.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call 
has been waived.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now withdraw the motion to proceed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is withdrawn.

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