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Christopher A. Coons was mentioned in CLOTURE MOTION on pages S7137-S7138 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Oct. 21 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

CLOTURE MOTION

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state.

The senior assistant 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 Executive Calendar No. 187, Douglas L. Parker, of West Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.

Charles E. Schumer, Patty Murray, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ben

Ray Lujan, Martin Heinrich, Cory A. Booker, Jack Reed,

Joe Manchin III, Richard J. Durbin, Mazie K. Hirono,

Christopher A. Coons, Richard Blumenthal, Jacky Rosen,

Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Gary C. Peters, Chris Van

Hollen, Robert P. Casey, Jr.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived.

The question is, Is it the sense of the Senate that debate on the nomination of Douglas L. Parker, of West Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, shall be brought to a close?

The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule.

The clerk will call the roll.

The legislative clerk called the roll.

Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) are necessarily absent.

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schatz). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote?

The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows:

YEAS--51

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NAYS--47

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NOT VOTING--2

FeinsteinVan Hollen

The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this vote, the yeas are 51, the nays are 47.

The motion is agreed to.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 185

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