the clerk: mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, aye. ms. duckworth, no. mr. mcconnell, aye.

mr. kelly, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. mrs. capito, aye. mr. moran, aye.

the clerk: mr. lujan, no. the clerk: mr. risch, aye.

mr. hoeven, no. -- mr. hoeven, aye. mr. cardin, no. mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye.

the clerk: mr. peters, no.

mr. brown, aye. mr. schumer, no o mr. van hollen, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. mr. mullin, aye. mr. lee, aye. mr. warner, no.

mr. sanders, no. mr. barrasso, aye.

the clerk: mrs. britt, aye.

the clerk: mrs. warren, no. mr. hagerty, aye.

the clerk: mr. menendez, no. mr. daines, aye.

the clerk: ms. hirono, no.

the presiding officer: the yeas are 50, the nays are 48. the joint resolution is passed. under the previous order, the senate will resume executive session. 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, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 126, monica ramirez almadani of california to be united states district judge for the central district of

california, signed by 19 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 monica ramirez almadani of california to be united states district judge for the central district of california shall be brought too a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn.

mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd.

ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin.

ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis.

mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio.

mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- blumenthal,

booker, brown, cardin, coons, cortez-masto, duckworth, durbin, gillibrand, graham, heinrich, hirono, kelly, king, lujan, manchin, menendez, murray, ossoff, peters, reed, sanders, schatz, schumer, van hollen, warner, warren and welch. ms. smith, aye. in the negative, barrasso, blackburn, britt, budd, capito, collins, cornyn, cotton, crapo, daines, grassley, hawley, hyde-smith, johnson, kennedy, lummis, marshall, moreain, mullin -- moran, mullin, murkowski, paul, ricketts, risch, rounds, schmitt, scott of florida, sullivan, thune,

tuberville, vance, wicker and young. mr. cassidy, no. mr. warnock, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. lee, no. mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye.

the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye.

mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye.

the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye.

the clerk: ms. rosen, aye.

the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye.

mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. ms. butler, aye.

vote:

the clerk: mr. tester, aye.

the clerk: mr. romney, no.

mr. merkley, aye. mr. mcconnell, no.

the clerk: mr. rubio, no.

the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. mr. braun, no.

the clerk: mr. lankford, no. mr. padilla, aye. mr. murphy, aye. ms. sinema, aye. mr. tillis, no. mr. hoeven, no.

the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. mr. markey, aye.

the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye.

the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no.

vote:

the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the presiding officer: on this

vote the yeas are 42, the yeas are 52, the nays are 46, and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: judiciary, monica ramirez almadani, to be united states district judge for the district of california. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time on the almadani nomination and the confirmation vote be tomorrow at 10:30. i ask dha the senate consider qlums 267 and 276, that the senate vote on the nominations en bloc, without intervening action or debate, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. the question is on the nominations en bloc. all in favor say aye.

all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nominations are confirmed en bloc. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: i have the request for seven committees to meet. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: i ask that the senate proceed to the consideration of vest # 456. the clerk: designateing -- as college application month. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: the preamble be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no sint veeng action or debate. preeb would. mr. whitehouse: the senate proceed to the consideration of senate resolution 457 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution

457, honoring the distinguished service of captain samuel farmer of the united states marine corps and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent that the reftion be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 217, s. 311. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 217, s. 311, a bill to correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain u.s. customs and u.s. protection officers prsm. the presiding officer: the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. whitehouse: i ask that the bill, as amended be considered read add third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration

of calendar number 45, s. 670. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 670, a bill to improve services for trafficking victims and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. whitehouse: i further ask that the peters substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to, the bill, as amended be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: i ask that the health, education, labor and pensions be discharged from further consideration of s. 749, and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 749, a bill to ensure that the national advisory council on indian education includes at least one member and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and

passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: i finally ask that when the senate completes its business today it stand adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on thursday, november 9, that following the prayer and members of the jury, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day and the morning business be clovessed, that upon the conclusion of the morning business the senate proceed to the executive session to resume consideration of the almadani nomination, postcloture. further, that following disposition of the nomination, the senate vote on confirmation of the mcmillion nomination, and that at 1:45 p.m., the senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the de alba nomination. finally that if any nominations are confirmed during thursday's session the motions to reconsider be considered made reconsider be considered made

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