Congressional Record—Senate S6736
S6736 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 21, 2019 Stabenow Udall Wicker CLOTURE MOTION On June 5, 1915, the United States Sullivan Van Hollen Wyden Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Consul in Aleppo, Jesse Jackson, Tester Warner Young Thune Whitehouse send a cloture motion to the desk. wrote, ‘‘There is a living stream of Ar- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- menians pouring into Aleppo from the NAYS—20 ture motion having been presented surrounding towns and villages, the Blackburn Hawley Rounds under rule XXII, the Chair directs the principal ones being Marash, Zeitoun, Braun Inhofe Sasse Cruz Lee Scott (FL) clerk to read the motion. Hasanbeyli, Osmania, Baghtche, Daines Paul Scott (SC) The senior assistant legislative clerk Adana, Dortyol, Hadjin. Enzi Perdue Tillis read as follows: ‘‘The Ottoman Government has been Ernst Risch Toomey Fischer Romney CLOTURE MOTION appealed to by various prominent peo- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- ple and even those in authority to put NOT VOTING—6 ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the an end to these conditions, under the Booker Harris Sanders Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby representations that it can only lead to Cassidy Klobuchar Warren move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- the greatest blame and reproach, but The motion was agreed to. nation of Robert M. Duncan, of Kentucky, to all to no avail. It is without doubt a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2025. carefully planned scheme to thor- jority leader.
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