the clerk: mark howard cohen of georgia to be united states district judge for the northern district. the presiding officer: under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the ross nomination. mr. leahy: mr. president, i ask consent --. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of eleanor louise ross of georgia to be united states district judge for the northern district of good, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: without objection the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is: is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of eleanor louise ross of georgia to be united states district judge for the northern district of georgia shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will ca

the clerk: mark howard cohen of georgia to be united states district judge for the northern district of georgia. mr. reid: i send a cloture to the desk. in fact, it is already there. i ask that it be reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of mark howard cohen of georgia to be united states district judge for the northern district of georgia, sooned by 17 senators as -- mr. reid: i ask that the reading of the names be waived. officer without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent that the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection.. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all thois in favor please say aye. those opposed please say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i move to proceed to executive se

mark howard cohen of georgia to be united states district judge. eleanor louise ross of georgia to be united states district judge. the presiding officer: under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on the abrams nomination. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: madam president, i would yield my time to the two senators from georgia. the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: madam president, i'll split that time with senator chambliss from georgia. the presiding officer:. the the senate will be in order. the senate will be in order. senators please take your conversations out into the hallway. mr. isakson: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: on behalf of the people gave --. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the senate will be in order. the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: madam president, the next three votes will be three judges for the state of georgia. story chambli