February 5, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 24 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd 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. 565.
  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 legislative clerk read the nomination of Matthew Thomas Schelp, 
of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Missouri.


                             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 Thomas Schelp, of Missouri, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.
         Mitch McConnell, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Thom Tillis, John 
           Thune, Mike Crapo, Mike Rounds, Steve Daines, Kevin 
           Cramer, Richard Burr, John Cornyn, Shelley Moore 
           Capito, Todd Young, John Boozman, David Perdue, James 
           E. Risch, Lindsey Graham, Roger F. Wicker.

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