April 11, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 63 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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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. 123.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The clerk will report the nomination.
  The bill clerk read the nomination of William Cooper, of Maryland, to 
be General Counsel of the Department of Energy.


                             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 bill 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 William Cooper, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the 
     Department of Energy.
         Mitch McConnell, David Perdue, Shelley Moore Capito, John 
           Barrasso, John Boozman, Mike Crapo, Richard C. Shelby, 
           Mike Rounds, John Cornyn, Roger F. Wicker, Pat Roberts, 
           John Thune, John Hoeven, Roy Blunt, Marco Rubio, Tim 
           Scott, Kevin Cramer.

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