he's currently a partner at cozen o'connor, with a practice that emphasizes commercial litigation. prior to that he was the general counsel at sethhelon where he oversaw all the company litigation and property issues. it's a very wide range of issues that he has handled in the private sector. but mr. pappert has also demonstrated his dedication to public service. he served six years, as senator casey pointed out, six years as the attorney general of pennsylvania and in that role he was a very successful attorney general. successfully arguing cases before the u.s. and the pennsylvania supreme court. he won a landmark case before the u.s. supreme court, the booth versus turner case which set forth the administrative exhaustion requirement for a prisoner seeking to sue in federal court. mr. pappert also has enjoyed bipartisan support in the senate. the senate judiciary committee voted him out of committee

successfully on a voice vote back in september. mark kearney is the other gentleman that we'll be voting on in a short time. he's a graduate of villanova law school. a very successful attorney. managing shareholder, as i think senator casey pointed out, at the firm where he has been for 24 years. he practices commercial litigation. mr. kearney is highly respected by his colleagues. he received the highest rating in the martindal e-rating system. he has put a lot of time and energy into an issue that is very important to me, mr. president, and that is protecting children from dangerous predators. mr. kearney has worked with the montgomery county child advocacy project, representing abused children, and i commend him for that service. mr. kearney has also enjoyed bipartisan support in the senate, also being voice voted out by the senate judiciary committee, reflecting unanimous support for his candidacy.

i think it's just very clear and i believe strongly that both mr. pappert and mr. kearney have the experience, the acumen and the commitment to public service that will make them excellent additions to the federal bench. so i am pleased to speak on their behalf. i am grateful to senator casey for the cooperative effort that has gotten us to this point, and i urge my colleagues to support the confirmation of these two outstanding individuals, and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired and the question occurs on the hale nomination. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed.

under the previous order, the question occurs on the kearney nomination. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, nay. all those opposed say nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the question occurs on the pappert nomination. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed.

under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate prior to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the orr nomination. who yields time? without objection, all time is yielded back. the 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, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on franklin m. orr jr. of california to be under secretary for science, department of energy, signed by 18 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 franklin m. orr jr. of california to be undersecretary of science in the department of energy shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

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the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? if not, the ayes are 71.

the nays are 25. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination. department of energy franklin m. orr, jr. of california to be under secretary for science. the presiding officer: under the previous order there will be two minutes of debate prior to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the hezir nomination. who yields time? without objection, all time is yielded back. the 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 hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of joseph s. hezir of virginia to be chief financial officer, department of energy

signed by 18 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 joseph s. hezir of virginia to be chief financial officer, department of energy, shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? if not, the ayes are 68, the nays are 27. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: department of energy, joseph s. hezir of virginia to be chief financial officer. the presiding officer: under the previous order, with respect to the confirmation votes on the hale, kearney and pa period of time nominations, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediatel imy notified of the senate's action.

a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. hoeven: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

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mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time on the hezir nomination be considered expired ux that the votes on confirmation on these nominations occur at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, december 4. final finally, that the senate now proceed to a period of morning business, senators be allowed to speak for 10 minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 1039. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. those opposed? the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, gregory n. stivers of kentucky to be united states district judge for the western

district of kentucky. mr. reid: mr. president, there's a cloture motion at the desk i ask to be reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of gregory n. stivers of kentucky to be united states district judge for the western district of kentucky. signed by 17 senators. mr. reid: i ask unanimous i asks consent the call of the quorum be terminated. mr. president, i'm sorry. i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: so sorry. i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion carried.

mr. reid: i now move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 1040. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: joseph f. leeson jr. of pennsylvania to be united states district judge for the eastern district of pennsylvania. mr. reid: mr. president, there's a cloture motion at the desk i ask to have reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of joseph f. leeson jr. of pennsylvania to be united states district judge for the eastern district of pennsylvania. signed by 17 senators. mr. reid: i ask consent the reading of the names not be necessary. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22

be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to executive session to consider cal deb you are in 835. the presiding officer: the question -- calendar number 835. the presiding officer: the request he is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: lydia kay griggsby of maryland to be a judge for the united states court of federal claims. mr. reid: mr. president, there's a cloture motion at the desk i ask that it be reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of lydia kay

griggsby of maryland to be a judge of the united states court of federal claims for a term of 15 years. signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 1082. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nuclear regulatory commission, jeffery martin baran of virginia to be a member. mr. reid: there's a cloture motion at the desk. i would ask the chair to order

it record. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of jefe jeffery n baran of virginia to be a member of the nuclear regulatory commission. signed by 17 senators. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those in favor say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i now move to proceed on to executive session to consider calendar number 1083. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: national labor relations board, lauren mcgarity mcferran of the district of columbia to be a

member. mr. reid: mr. president, there's a cloture motion at the desk that i ask to be reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of lauren mcgarity mcferran of the district of columbia to be a member of the national labor relations board. signed by 17 senators. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: mr. president, i move to calendar number 552 as if in executive session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it.

the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: department of energy, ellen dudley williams of maryland to be director of the advanced research projects agency energy. mr. reid: there's a cloture motion at the desk i would ask to be reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of ellen dudley williams of maryland to be director of the advanced research projects agency energy, department of energy, signed by 16 senators. mr. reid: i ask the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question's on the motion. all those in favor save aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to.

mr. reid: i now, mr. president, ask that we move to executive session to consider calendar number 1080. the presiding officer: the request he is on the motion. all those in -- the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: tennessee valley authority, virginia tyler lodge of tennessee to be a member of the board of directors. mr. reid: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule i 22 of the standing rus of the senate, hereby move to bring a close the debate on the nomination of virginia tyler lodge of tennessee to be a member of the board of directors of the tennessee valley authority. signed by 17 senators. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to ledge leafb session.

the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the question is agreed to. mr. reid: i now ask, mr. president, with your permission to move to executive session to consider calendar number 1081. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: tennessee valley authority, ronald anderson walter of tennessee to be a member of the board of directors. mr. reid: cloture motion has been filed. i ask the chair to have it ordered reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of ronald andersonal walter of tennessee to be a member of the board of directors of the