[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15] [Senate] [Pages 23068-23069] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]EXECUTIVE SESSION ______ TREATY WITH RUSSIA ON MEASURES FOR FURTHER REDUCTION AND LIMITATION OF STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed now to executive session and resume consideration of the START treaty. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been filed under rule XXII, the clerk will report the motion. 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, hereby move to bring to a close debate on Treaties Calendar No. 7, Treaty Document No. 111-5, the START treaty. Harry Reid, Joseph I. Lieberman, John D. Rockefeller, IV, Byron L. Dorgan, John F. Kerry, Sheldon Whitehouse, Mark L. Pryor, Jack Reed, Robert Menendez, Mark Begich, Benjamin L. Cardin, Kent Conrad, Bill Nelson, Amy Klobuchar, Patty Murray, Barbara A. Mikulski, Christopher J. Dodd, Richard G. Lugar. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask that the mandatory quorum be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Executive Calendar Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged of the following nominations: PN2352, Darrell James Bell, U.S. Marshal, Montana; PN2348, Edwin Sloane, U.S. Marshal, District of Columbia; that the Senate then proceed en bloc to the nominations; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table; that any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the Record as if read; that the President be immediately notified of the [[Page 23069]] Senate's action and the Senate then resume legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, are as follows: department of justice Darrell James Bell, of Montana, to be United States Marshal for the District of Montana for the term of four years. Edwin Donovan Sloane, of Maryland, to be United States Marshal for the District of Columbia for the term of four years. ____________________