[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16568]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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NOMINATION OF JOSEPH F. LEESON, JR., TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
                FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

  Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to executive session to consider 
Calendar No. 1040.
  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 assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Joseph F. 
Leeson, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, there is a cloture motion at the desk that I 
ask to have reported.
  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 
     Joseph F. Leeson, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Christopher A. Coons, 
           Dianne Feinstein, Richard J. Durbin, Richard 
           Blumenthal, Brian Schatz, Debbie Stabenow, Michael F. 
           Bennet, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Jeff Merkley, Christopher 
           Murphy, Edward J. Markey, Al Franken, Tom Harkin, 
           Sheldon Whitehouse, Angus S. King, Jr.

  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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