[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 1704-1705]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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 NOMINATION OF JESSE M. FURMAN TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR 
                   THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 366.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read the nomination of Jesse M. Furman, of New 
York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
New York.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a cloture motion which is at the 
desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented

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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 
     Jesse M. Furman, of New York, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Southern District of New York:
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Robert P. Casey Jr., 
           Richard J. Durbin, Richard Blumenthal, Jeff Bingaman, 
           Christopher A. Coons, Sheldon Whitehouse, Al Franken, 
           Herb Kohl, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Udall, Mark Begich, 
           Kent Conrad, Amy Klobuchar, Charles E. Schumer, Kirsten 
           E. Gillibrand, Joseph I. Lieberman.

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum required 
under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Udall of New Mexico). Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.

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