[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12352-12353]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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NOMINATION OF ROBERT E. BACHARACH TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR 
                           THE TENTH CIRCUIT

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to 
executive session to consider Calendar No. 759, the nomination of 
Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the nomination.
  The assistant bill clerk read the nomination of Robert E. Bacharach, 
of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk with 
respect to this nomination.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The assistant bill clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the

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      Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move to bring to a 
     close debate on the nomination of Robert E. Bacharach, of 
     Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 10th 
     Circuit.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Thomas R. Carper, Tom 
           Udall, Robert Menendez, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Dianne 
           Feinstein, Kent Conrad, Christopher A. Coons, Herb 
           Kohl, Amy Klobuchar, Jack Reed, Ron Wyden, Richard J. 
           Durbin, Jeff Merkley, Richard Blumenthal, 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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