[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 10470-10471]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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 NOMINATION OF GEOFFREY W. CRAWFORD TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
                      FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT

  Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to executive session to consider 
Calendar No. 836.
  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 Geoffrey W.

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Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Vermont.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. I send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to report 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 
     Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Vermont.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Tom Udall, Robert P. Casey, 
           Jr., Tim Kaine, Jack Reed, Cory A. Booker, Barbara 
           Boxer, Bill Nelson, Jeff Merkley, Christopher A. Coons, 
           Angus S. King, Jr., Richard Blumenthal, Richard J. 
           Durbin, Christopher Murphy, Patty Murray, Charles E. 
           Schumer.

  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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