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                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session 
to consider Calendar No. 45.
  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 senior assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Wendy 
Williams Berger, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Florida.


                             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 senior 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, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on nomination of 
     Wendy Williams Berger, of Florida, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Middle District of Florida.
         Mitch McConnell, Bill Cassidy, David Perdue, John Thune, 
           Roy Blunt, Thom Tillis, Roger F. Wicker, Mike Braun, 
           James E. Risch, Mike Rounds, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, 
           Johnny Isakson, John Boozman, Marco Rubio, Kevin 
           Cramer, Pat Roberts.

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