[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4168]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move that the Senate proceed to 
executive session to consider Calendar No. 19, Herbert R. McMaster, 
Jr., to be Lieutenant General.
  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 legislative clerk read the nomination of Lt. Gen. Herbert R. 
McMaster, Jr., to be Lieutenant General in the United States Army while 
assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
U.S.C., section 601.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, 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 read the motion.
  The 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, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination 
     of Lt. Gen. Herbert R. McMaster, Jr., to be Lieutenant 
     General.
         John McCain, Roger F. Wicker, John Hoeven, David Perdue, 
           Pat Roberts, Mike Crapo, Ben Sasse, Tom Cotton, Mike 
           Rounds, Mitch McConnell, Thom Tillis, James Lankford, 
           Richard Burr, Marco Rubio, Jerry Moran, Richard C. 
           Shelby, James E. Risch.

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
mandatory quorum calls be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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