mr. reid: i'm sorry, i couldn't hear you. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. reid qulon i woul: i would k to report a cloture motion. 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 alejandro nicholas mayorkas of the district of columbia to be deputy secretary of homeland security. signed by 18 senators as follows. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. mr. mcconnellmr. mcconnell: i ae yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a second? mr. reid: mr. president, i got ahead of myself. i ask we move to legislative session. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i now move, mr. president, to proceed to executive sessio