[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11723]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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 NOMINATION OF MICHAEL A. SHIPP TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR 
                       THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider Executive Calendar No. 663, 
which is the nomination of Michael A. Shipp of New Jersey.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). Without objection, the clerk 
will report the nomination.
  The assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Michael A. 
Shipp, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of New Jersey.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I sent a cloture motion to the desk with 
respect to the Shipp nomination. In fact, it may already be there.
  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 nomination of 
     Michael A. Shipp, of New Jersey, to be United States District 
     Judge for the District of New Jersey.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Sheldon Whitehouse, Patty 
           Murray, Jeff Merkley, Richard Blumenthal, Christopher 
           A. Coons, Mark Udall, Joseph I. Lieberman, Tom Harkin, 
           Bernard Sanders, Debbie Stabenow, John F. Kerry, 
           Barbara A. Mikulski, Jeanne Shaheen, Richard J. Durbin, 
           Al Franken.

  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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