[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2782-2783]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   REDUCING FEDERAL SPENDING AND THE DEFICIT BY TERMINATING TAXPAYER 
  FINANCING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS AND PARTY CONVENTIONS--
                           MOTION TO PROCEED


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 11, H.R. 
359, and 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 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, 
     hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to

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     proceed to Calendar No. 11, H.R. 359, an act to reduce 
     Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer 
     financing of Presidential election campaigns and party 
     conventions.
         Harry Reid, Daniel K. Inouye, Jeff Bingaman, Tom Udall, 
           Kent Conrad, Patrick J. Leahy, Benjamin L. Cardin, Carl 
           Levin, Jack Reed, Kay R. Hagan, Mark R. Warner, Richard 
           J. Durbin, Jeff Merkley, Mark Begich, Al Franken, Bill 
           Nelson, Charles E. Schumer.

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum under rule 
XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. I now withdraw my motion to proceed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is withdrawn.

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