[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3486]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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 NOMINATION OF PEDRO A. DELGADO HERNANDEZ TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
                 JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

  Mr. REID. I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar 
No. 568.
  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 bill clerk read the nomination of Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of 
Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Puerto Rico.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, there is a cloture motion at the desk and I 
ask it be reported.
  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 
     Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, to be United 
     States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Benjamin L. Cardin, Mark L. 
           Pryor, Mark Begich, Tom Harkin, Amy Klobuchar, 
           Christopher Murphy, Patty Murray, Jon Tester, Richard 
           J. Durbin, Barbara Boxer, Angus S. King, Jr., Claire 
           McCaskill, Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jack 
           Reed.

  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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