[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12484]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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   NOMINATION OF BYRON TODD JONES TO BE DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, 
                   TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination.
  The bill clerk read the nomination of Byron Todd Jones, of Minnesota, 
to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. I send 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 bill 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 
     Byron Todd Jones, of Minnesota, to be Director, Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Mark Begich, Christopher A. 
           Coons, Thomas R. Carper, Patty Murray, Martin Heinrich, 
           Bernard Sanders, Jeanne Shaheen, Benjamin L. Cardin, Al 
           Franken, Sherrod Brown, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed, Sheldon 
           Whitehouse, Bill Nelson, Charles E. Schumer.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, before I proceed, I would just note it is 
coincidental that the Senator from Minnesota is on the floor. I have 
heard her often speak about what a wonderful job this man has done as 
U.S. attorney in the State of Minnesota, in addition to his other 
duties. I am glad she is on the Senate floor to understand we are 
moving forward on this nomination.
  Mr. President, there is another matter to be reported.

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