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The cloture vote is the final step before official confirmation. — Greg Larose, nola.com, "Greg Guidry one step away from federal judgeship in New Orleans," 18 June 2019 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., would prepare a cloture petition to end debate on Kavanaugh's nomination. — Gregg Re, Fox News, "Supreme Court set to begin new term with empty seat amid Kavanaugh uncertainty," 24 Sep. 2018 The next immediate step in the Senate will be Friday’s cloture vote. — Li Zhou, Vox, "Kavanaugh’s nomination just moved one step closer to a floor vote," 4 Oct. 2018 Democrats file cloture on every nominee, which kicks off 30 hours of debate even if no Senator is opposed. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Ending the Nominations Blockade," 9 Oct. 2018 If a cloture were filed on Saturday, then, the layover day would be Sunday. — Gregg Re, Fox News, "Supreme Court set to begin new term with empty seat amid Kavanaugh uncertainty," 24 Sep. 2018 This is important because any member of the minority can try to block a cloture motion by using a filibuster. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "The nuclear option, explained.," 21 Dec. 2018 Because of that higher threshold for success, in recent years the cloture vote has essentially become the real vote determining whether a bill or amendment will pass. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "The nuclear option, explained.," 21 Dec. 2018 So how does the cloture process slow everything down? — Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, "Trump’s complaint that it will take 9 years to get all his nominations approved," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cloture.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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