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




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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NOMINATION OF PAUL G. BYRON TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE 
                       MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to 
consider Calendar No. 779.
  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 Paul G. Byron, 
of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District 
of Florida.


                             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 
     Paul G. Byron, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
     for the Middle 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. 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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