richard boulware will be as good as any member of that bench we have in nevada. i'm impressed with roul, -- with richard f. boulware, his dedication to the state of nevada. he's already distinguished himself as a public servant. i look forward to his confirmation today, mr. president. changing direction a little bit, i'd ask this statement i make now appear at a separate place in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, we've all seen the old cowboy western movies that saw some unfortunate character getting into quicksand, either pushed, fallen and they try everything they can to get him out. it's always the same scene in those movies, an unsuspecting person winds up in quicksand, panics, flails around, and each time he does that he gets deeper and deeper into this earthy liquid. fortunately a hero always comes to the rescue. sometimes it's late, a rope or a branch or something to pull him out of the quicksand to safety. mr. president, that happens once in a while, but not very often in real life. in america today, millions of

richard franklin boulware ii of nevada to be united states district judge for the district of nevada. the presiding officer: the cloark will report the noings -e 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, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on m. hannah lauck of virginia to be united states district judge for the eastern district of virginia, 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 m. hannah lauck of virginia to be united states district judge for the eastern district of virginia shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? if not, the ayes are 52, the nays are 32. the motion is agreed to. the majority leader. mr. rei