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“CLOTURE MOTION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Senate section on pages S7842 on Dec. 19, 2020.
The Department handles nearly all infrastructure crisscrossing the country. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department should be privatized to save money, reduce congestion and spur innovation.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CLOTURE MOTION
Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state.
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 Eric J. Soskin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation.
Mitch McConnell, Lamar Alexander, Rick Scott, Tom Cotton,
Mike Crapo, Cory Gardner, Ron Johnson, James Lankford,
Roger F. Wicker, Marco Rubio, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Thom
Tillis, Shelley Moore Capito, John Boozman, Joni Ernst,
Mike Braun, Pat Roberts.
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 Eric J. Soskin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation, shall be brought to a close?
The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule.
The clerk will call the roll.
The bill clerk called the roll.
Mr. THUNE. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds).
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) is necessarily absent.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Gardner). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote?
The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 39, nays 48, as follows:
YEAS--39
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NAYS--48
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NOT VOTING--13
BluntBurrCruzEnziErnstFischerHarrisLoefflerPaulPerduePortmanRischRounds
The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this vote, the yeas are 39, the nays are 48.
The motion is not agreed to.
The motion was rejected.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
Mr. McCONNELL. I enter a motion to reconsider the vote.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is entered.
Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.
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