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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. 407.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The clerk will report the nomination.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of 
Jennifer D. Nordquist, of Virginia, to be United States Executive 
Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
for a term of two years.


                             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 the nomination 
     of Jennifer D. Nordquist, of Virginia, to be United States 
     Executive Director of the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years.
         Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Shelley Moore 
           Capito, Mike Rounds, John Boozman, Thom Tillis, Richard 
           Burr, James E. Risch, David Perdue, Roy Blunt, Kevin 
           Cramer, Roger F. Wicker, Tom Cotton, John Barrasso, 
           Steve Daines, John Thune.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum 
calls for the cloture motions be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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