[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17105]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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NOMINATION OF ROBERT LEON WILKINS TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR 
                    THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to 
consider Calendar No. 381.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to 
proceed.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The clerk will report the nomination.
  The assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Robert Leon 
Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia Circuit.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I sent 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 nomination of 
     Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia 
     Circuit.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Tom Udall, Mark Begich, 
           Brian Schatz, Al Franken, Barbara Boxer, Richard J. 
           Durbin, Christopher A. Coons, Tammy Baldwin, Debbie 
           Stabenow, Benjamin L. Cardin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Patty 
           Murray, Barbara A. Mikulski, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Tom 
           Harkin.

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

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