[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10030]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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 NOMINATION OF DARRIN P. GAYLES TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR 
                    THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to 
consider Calendar No. 778.
  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 Darrin P. 
Gayles, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Florida.


                             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 
     Darrin P. Gayles, of Florida, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Southern District of Florida.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Richard J. Durbin, 
           Elizabeth Warren, Tim Kaine, Richard Blumenthal, Robert 
           P. Menendez, Barbara A. Mikulski, Debbie Stabenow, 
           Christopher Murphy, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, 
           Patty Murray, Tom Harkin, Tom Udall, Christopher A. 
           Coons, Robert P. Casey, Jr.
  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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