[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 16257]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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NOMINATION OF DAVID J. HALE TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE 
                      WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to 
consider Calendar No. 1036.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination.
  The legislative clerk read the nomination of David J. Hale, of 
Kentucky, to be United States District Judge for the Western District 
of Kentucky.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, there is a cloture motion at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented 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 
     David J. Hale, of Kentucky, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Western District of Kentucky.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon 
           Whitehouse, Mazie K. Hirono, Amy Klobuchar, Al Franken, 
           Benjamin L. Cardin, Patty Murray, Robert P. Casey, Jr., 
           Jeanne Shaheen, Claire McCaskill, Christopher A. Coons, 
           Mark Begich, Jeff Merkley, Richard J. Durbin, Charles 
           E. Schumer.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, 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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