July 16, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4545 the majority leader, who has led this Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move LEGISLATIVE SESSION Chamber and this Nation so well on to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be United Mr. REID. I move to proceed to legis- this issue. lative session. I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Cir- cuit. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sence of a quorum. Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Sheldon question is on agreeing to the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Whitehouse, Patty Murray, Elizabeth The motion was agreed to. clerk will call the roll. Warren, Charles E. Schumer, Jack f The assistant legislative clerk pro- Reed, Christopher A. Coons, Dianne ceeded to call the roll. Feinstein, Angus S. King, Jr., Ben- EXECUTIVE SESSION Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- jamin L. Cardin, Mazie K. Hirono, imous consent that the order for the Richard Blumenthal, Amy Klobuchar, quorum call be rescinded. Christopher Murphy, Cory A. Booker, NOMINATION OF ROBIN L. ROSEN- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Martin Heinrich. BERG TO BE UNITED STATES objection, it is so ordered. Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLOR- UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT—S. 2244 that the mandatory quorum under rule IDA Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- XXII be waived. imous consent that following leader re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to marks tomorrow, Thursday, July 17, objection, it is so ordered. proceed to executive session to con- 2014, the Senate proceed to consider- f sider Calendar No. 852. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ation of S. 2244, as provided under the LEGISLATIVE SESSION previous order; that the debate time question is on agreeing to the motion. with respect to the bill and consider- Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to The motion was agreed to. ation of amendments in order to the legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill be modified as follows: Coburn No. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. 3549, 30 minutes equally divided; Vitter question is on agreeing to the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read No. 3550, 20 minutes equally divided; The motion was agreed to. the nomination of Robin L. Rosenberg, Flake No. 3551, 10 minutes equally di- f of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of vided; and Tester No. 3552, 30 minutes EXECUTIVE SESSION equally divided; further, that any re- Florida. maining time until 12 noon be equally CLOTURE MOTION divided between the two leaders or NOMINATION OF ANDRE BIROTTE, Mr. REID. There is a cloture motion their designees; that at noon the Sen- JR. TO BE UNITED STATES DIS- at the desk, Mr. President. ate proceed to votes in relation to the TRICT JUDGE FOR THE CENTRAL The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- amendments as provided under the pre- DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ture motion having been presented vious order; that upon disposition of under rule XXII, the Chair directs the Mr. REID. I move to proceed to exec- the Tester amendment, the bill be read clerk to report the motion. utive session to consider Calendar No. a third time and the Senate proceed to The assistant legislative clerk read 851. vote on passage of the bill, as amended; as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The further, that there be 2 minutes equal- CLOTURE MOTION question is on agreeing to the motion. ly divided prior to each vote and all We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- The motion was agreed to. after the first vote be 10 minutes, with ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The all other provisions of the previous Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move clerk will report the nomination. order remaining in effect. to bring to a close debate on the nomination The assistant legislative clerk read of Robin L. Rosenberg, of Florida, to be The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the nomination of Andre Birotte, Jr., United States District Judge for the South- objection, it is so ordered. of California, to be United States Dis- ern District of Florida. f trict Judge for the Central District of Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Jack California. Reed, Tim Kaine, Angus S. King, Jr., EXECUTIVE SESSION Thomas R. Carper, Bill Nelson, Jon CLOTURE MOTION Tester, Patty Murray, Claire McCas- Mr. REID. Mr. President, there is a kill, Benjamin L. Cardin, Mark Begich, NOMINATION OF JULIE E. CARNES cloture motion at the desk that I ask Sheldon Whitehouse, Elizabeth Warren, TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT to be reported. Debbie Stabenow, Tom Harkin, Tom JUDGE FOR THE ELEVENTH CIR- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- Udall. CUIT ture motion having been presented Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to under rule XXII, the Chair directs the that the mandatory quorum under rule proceed now to executive session to clerk to report the motion. XXII be waived. consider Calendar No. 849. The assistant legislative clerk read The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as follows: objection, it is so ordered. f question is on agreeing to the motion. CLOTURE MOTION The motion was agreed to. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- LEGISLATIVE SESSION The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to clerk will report the nomination. Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move The assistant legislative clerk read legislative session. to bring to a close debate on the nomination The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the nomination of Julie E. Carnes, of of Andre Birotte, Jr., of California, to be Georgia, to be United States Circuit United States District Judge for the Central question is on agreeing to the motion. Judge for the Eleventh Circuit. District of California. The motion was agreed to. Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Jack CLOTURE MOTION f Reed, Tim Kaine, Angus S. King, Jr., Mr. REID. Mr. President, there is a Thomas R. Carper, Bill Nelson, Jon EXECUTIVE SESSION cloture motion at the desk on this Tester, Patty Murray, Claire McCas- nomination. kill, Benjamin L. Cardin, Mark Begich, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- Sheldon Whitehouse, Elizabeth Warren, NOMINATION OF JOHN W. ture motion having been presented Debbie Stabenow, Tom Harkin, Tom DEGRAVELLES TO BE UNITED under rule XXII, the Chair directs the Udall. STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR clerk to report the motion. Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOU- The legislative clerk read as follows: that the mandatory quorum under rule ISIANA CLOTURE MOTION XXII be waived. Mr. REID. I now to move to proceed We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to executive session to consider Cal- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the objection, it is so ordered. endar No. 854.

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