senate will come to order. have all senators voted? the ayes are 74 and the nays are 26. the motion to concur this the house amendment to senate bill 365 is agreed to. without objection. mr. reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous

consent the senate proceed to h. connecticut rest res. 70, the motion to reconsider laid on table, and be placed in the record at the appropriate place as if given. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask we proceed to a period of morning business until 4:00 p.m., senators permitted to speak up to 10 minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i have five unanimous consent requests for committees to meet, they have the approval of both senator mcconnell and me. i ask unanimous consent they be agreed to and printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. a senator: the senate is not in

order. the presiding officer: he would are in a quorum call. a senator: i ask unanimous consent the -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona. mr. mccain: the armed services committee met and approved the nominations of chairman and joint chief of staffs, chief of naval operations and chief of staff of the army and other important nominations, and i congratulate all of these nominees and appreciate their service to the nation. and i know that shortly the senate will approve their assuming these positions of great responsibility. i just want to take one moment to mention one of the new chief of staff of the united states army, general ray odierno, one of the finest military officers i've had the opportunity of knowing, responsible along with general david petraeus for

implementing the surge in iraq and all of us who have had the opportunity of knowing general odierno are proud of his new position and know he'll carry out his responsibilities with the same outstanding leadership and efficiency that he has displayed in the past. i congratulate all of the nominees. these are going to be very challenging times. general dempsey will now be chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, i believe is -- the speaker pro tempore: the senate will be in order. mr. comairn: as our -- mr. mccain: as well as our chief of naval operations. i congratulate them all. a special word of praise for general odierno, a great and outstanding leader. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll.

quorum call: