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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. 382.
  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 Matthew 
Walden McFarland, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Ohio.


                             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 Matthew Walden McFarland, of Ohio, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio.
         Rick Scott, Steve Daines, Mike Crapo, Pat Roberts, Marco 
           Rubio, Lindsey Graham, John Boozman, John Hoeven, Roy 
           Blunt, John Thune, John Cornyn, Deb Fischer, Mike 
           Rounds, John Barrasso, James E. Risch, Tim Scott, Mitch 
           McConnell.

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