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Sept. 30 sees Congressional Record publish “Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” in the Senate section

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Gary C. Peters and Debbie Stabenow were mentioned in Cloture Motion (Executive Session) on page S6810 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Sept. 30 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

Cloture Motion

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state.

The bill 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 the debate on the nomination of Executive Calendar No. 354, Rohit Chopra, of the District of Columbia, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years.

Charles E. Schumer, Christopher Murphy, Martin Heinrich,

Edward J. Markey, Patty Murray, Tina Smith, Tammy

Baldwin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Brian Schatz, Tim Kaine,

Alex Padilla, Tammy Duckworth, Richard J. Durbin,

Richard Blumenthal, Jacky Rosen, Robert P. Casey, Jr.,

Gary C. Peters.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived.

The question is, Is it the sense of the Senate that debate on the nomination of Rohit Chopra, of the District of Columbia, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years, shall be brought to a close?

The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule.

The clerk will call the roll.

The bill clerk called the roll.

The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 50, nays 50, as follows:

YEAS--50

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NAYS--50

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The VICE PRESIDENT. On this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 50.

The Senate being evenly divided, the Vice President votes in the affirmative.

The motion is agreed to.

The Senator from Delaware.

Mr. CARPER. Madam President, before you leave, I want you to know that sitting next to me is Emily Spain from Santa Barbara, CA, where I think you might have been married, who is leaving today as my chief of staff.

The VICE PRESIDENT. Welcome. Welcome. It is a beautiful place. I did get married in Santa Barbara.

Mr. CARPER. You are wonderful for coming to preside today and helping us to send her off.

Now, if there is an extra box of Kleenex up there for me to use for my remarks, I would appreciate it.

Godspeed. Godspeed.

Madam President--soon to be Mr. President.

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Van Hollen). The Senator from Delaware is recognized.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 171

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