[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12189]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

                                 ______
                                 

NOMINATION OF ANDRE BIROTTE, JR. TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR 
                   THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

  Mr. REID. I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar 
No. 851.
  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 Andre Birotte, 
Jr., of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central 
District of California.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, there is a cloture motion at the desk that I 
ask to be reported.
  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 
     Andre Birotte, Jr., of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of California.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Jack Reed, Tim Kaine, Angus 
           S. King, Jr., Thomas R. Carper, Bill Nelson, Jon 
           Tester, Patty Murray, Claire McCaskill, Benjamin L. 
           Cardin, Mark Begich, Sheldon Whitehouse, Elizabeth 
           Warren, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Harkin, Tom Udall.

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under 
rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

                          ____________________