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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. 329.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The clerk will report the nomination.
  The legislative clerk read the nomination of Matthew H. Solomson, of 
Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims 
for a term of fifteen 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 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 H. Solomson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the 
     United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen 
     years.
         Mitch McConnell, Mike Crapo, Thom Tillis, Mike Rounds, 
           Lamar Alexander, John Hoeven, Roger F. Wicker, Pat 
           Roberts, John Thune, Cindy Hyde-Smith, John Boozman, 
           Tom Cotton, Chuck Grassley, Kevin Cramer, Steve Daines, 
           Todd Young, John Cornyn.

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