[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10029]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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NOMINATION OF SALVADOR MENDOZA, JR., TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
                 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to 
consider Calendar No. 740.
  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 Salvador 
Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Washington.


                             cloture motion

  Mr. REID. Madam 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 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 
     Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Christopher A. Coons, 
           Sheldon Whitehouse, Christopher Murphy, Al Franken, Jon 
           Tester, Richard Blumenthal, Jeff Merkley, Richard J. 
           Durbin, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Benjamin L. Cardin, Bill 
           Nelson, Dianne Feinstein, Elizabeth Warren, Tom Harkin, 
           Mazie K. Hirono.

  Mr. REID. Madam 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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