[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7382]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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  NOMINATION OF GOODWIN LIU TO BE A U.S. CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE NINTH 
                                CIRCUIT

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to proceed to 
executive session to Calendar No. 80, the nomination of Goodwin Liu, of 
California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, the 
clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read the nomination of Goodwin Liu, of 
California, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. I send a cloture motion to the desk with respect to the 
nomination.
  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 nomination of 
     Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge 
     for the Ninth Circuit.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Charles E. Schumer, Richard 
           Blumenthal, Daniel K. Akaka, Al Franken, Richard J. 
           Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Dianne Feinstein, Jeff 
           Merkley, Christopher A. Coons, Mark Begich, Amy 
           Klobuchar, Barbara Boxer, Jack Reed, Debbie Stabenow, 
           Sherrod Brown.

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under 
rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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