quorum call:

quorum call:

mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i know of no further debate on the motion. the presiding officer: if there is no further debate, the question is on the motion to proceed. 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 bill. the clerk: calendar number 87, h.r. 2048, an act to reform the authorities -- to inform the authorities of the federal government to require the production of certain business records, and so forth and for other purposes.

mr. mcconnell: i have a substitute amendment at the desk that i ask the clerk to report. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from kentucky mr. mcconnell for himself and mr. burr proposes amendment numbered 1449. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. mcconnell: i have an amendment that is at the desk that i ask the clerk to report. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from kentucky mr. mcconnell proposes an amendment numbered 1450 to amendment numbered 1449. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. mcconnell: i have a second-degree amendment at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from

kentucky mr. mcconnell proposes an amendment numbered 1451 to amendment numbered 1450. mr. mcconnell: i have an amendment to the text proposed to be stricken. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from kentucky mr. mcconnell proposes an amendment numbered 14 52 to the language proposed to be stricken by amendment numbered 1449. mr. mcconnell: i ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. mcconnell: i have a second-degree amendment at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from kentucky mr. mcconnell proposes an amendment numbered 1453 to amendment numbered 1452. mr. mcconnell: i have a cloture motion at the desk. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules

of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on h.r. 2048, an act to inform the authorities of the federal government to require the production of certain business records, and so forth and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. mr. mcconnell: i ask the reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to h.r. 1735. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 99, h.r. 1735, an act to authorize appropriation for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the department of defense and so forth and for other purposes. mr. mcconnell: 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 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to h.r. 1735 to authorize appropriation for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the department of defense and so forth and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators as follows --

mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: madam president i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to immediate consideration of s. res. 188 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 188 resolution expressing appreciation of the goals of american craft beer week, and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to the preamble be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en bloc -- calendars 95 and 125 that the nominations be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, that no

further motions be in order that any statements related to the nominations be printed in the record, the president be immediately notified of the senate's actions and the senate then resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: now madam president, i ask unanimous consent when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 12:00 p.m. monday, june 1. following the prayer and pledge, the morning business be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. following leader remarks the senate be in a period of morning business for one hour with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. finally, following morning business the senate then resume consideration of h.r. 2048. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned unt

especially this three to five years down the line and that's it. and also, i am a democrat and i do support rand paul writenow.

the senators insist the programs such as the data upstream the project echelon is an insult to the intelligence of the average american people. senators such as mr. mcconnell would have us believe that it is not that to the freedom of americans yet facebook just shut down their program attached to the messaging feature and it is allowing users to track movements of the trend. this is exactly what they said the government would do with the

215 power. >> host: from brookline to brooklyn we go to the democratic line. hello. good. >> caller: yes i would like to clarify for the previous caller talking about what this program was and about phone records. it's my understanding that this is section 215 is one authority but there is executive order 12333 and there there's hundreds of programs intertwined into these politicians get to talk about while this program and this authority but it's all interconnected. >> host: we will continue to take your calls, 242789 democrats 8921 by republicans 202-737-0002 all others come independent phone co and

twitter. this one says somebody asked earlier halloween with the program has been ended? maybe if they prosecute the director of national intelligence for lying to congress so hard and whenever does it again. no matter which way this went, cybersecurity needs an overhaul and from peter they say they are gaining ground in the freedom act in the doublespeak. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. >> host: you are on the air. go ahead. forco i try to catch as much as i can. thank you for doing that. i am very concerned as was voiced by senator paul in i also voted for his data. there are a lot of people that

think that the democratic party are different. that's quite the opposite. we have people mentioned who said that the executive branch in a previous administration even though they say they are not going to believe this or that that they wind up doing the same thing so my question is for all of you if you know anything about jane helm is a military exercise about ready in july. these are not far removed from what's happening with the liberties. actually the guy from new mexico mentioned the founding fathers. he said yes we are trying to give up a little liberty for the security there. you are idiots pretty much. >> host: were you still suspicious of that exercise is

that what you're saying? appreciate you giving us a call. it seems like the republican and democratic politicians are fear mongering the whole isis and so on and so forth. what about all of the gang violence in the united states that accounts for tens of thousands of homicides? [inaudible] the senate action today on the usa freedom act with the bulk of the provisions on the data

collections. i wanted to call into strength and a record. everyone is being lied to about this. anyone of your viewers can look up the nsa. we know what they are doing. these people should be arrested. >> host: david in texas on the independence line. what are your thoughts? >> guest: the primary justification for the entire apparatus of gathering data and watching everybody is based on the false pretense of fear and we are not afraid. we are not afraid of as a nation

it's not going to have a damaging impact on our culture, on our lifestyle and our civilization as a whole as giving up our rights and privacy. the entire thing is meant to protect us but we can protect ourselves. they are nothing and they know that if they were to step out us that we would systematically destroy everything made in the last two years. >> host: but get one more call from virginia. >> caller: how are you? >> host: doing fine. >> caller: i am a democrat and i have always been a democrat

and anybody that thinks rand paul would get up and be honest with them has lost their freaking mind. people tell you anything to become the president of the united states then who knows what he will do. president obama has done everything he could to be honest with the people i honestly truly belief that. i think that he is a good man. i don't think that he has meant to hurt anybody in any way. things happen. it's been on their control. i just wanted to say that i've tried to get through to you so many times and i appreciate you listening. >> host: glad you got through. more of your comments tomorrow beginning at 7 a.m. eastern over on c-span. you can follow the senate at noon eastern.

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