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--- Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, earlier today I filed a cloture motion on Judge Alito's nomination in order to bring to close in the not too distant future this outstanding nominee's confirmation process.
The cloture vote is scheduled, as my colleagues know, for 4:30 in the afternoon on Monday. If cloture is invoked--which I believe it will be--we will have a final up-or-down vote on confirmation on Tuesday at 11 o'clock in the morning.
"The cloture vote is scheduled, as my colleagues know, for 4:30 in the afternoon on Monday. If cloture is invoked--which I believe it will be--we will have a final up-or-down vote on confirmation on Tuesday at 11 o'clock in the morning."
Sorry, I've read so much in the last week, I just don't recall. Is there a required waiting period after the cloture vote for the confirmation vote? If not, why don't they just have the confirmation vote tonight (outside of the fact the good Senators don't want to work over the cocktail and/or dinner hour)?