Nays are 42. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk George Jarrod hayesle of maryland to be United States district judge. The presiding officer the senator from vermont. Mr. Leahy i ask unanimous consent to yield back the time before the vote. The presiding officer without objection, all time is yielded back. The senate will tom company order. Come to order. The senate will come to order. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion works we hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of nancy l. Moritz of kansas to be United States circuit judge for the tenth circuit signed by 17 senators. 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 nancy l. Moritz of kansas to be the United States circuit judge for the tenth circuit shall be brought to a close. On this vote the yeas and nays are man
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