the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of ronnie l. white of missouri to be united states district judge for the eastern district of missouri shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: any senators wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the ayes are 54, the nays are 43. and the motion is agreed to. under the previous order, the time until 2. 20 p.m. -- excuse me, 12:20 p.m. will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. the presiding officer: what yields time? -- who yields time? the presiding officer: if no one yields time, time will be charged equally. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. the senate will come to order. mr. markey: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that a fellow in my office, lisa foster, be granted floor privileges until the end of september of this year. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. markey: madam president, i rise on the issue of vital

the clerk: nomination, ronnie l. whiteof missouri to be united states district judge for the eastern district of missouri. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names -- no, not there yet. i send a cloture motion to the desk, mr. president. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture 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 debate on the nomination of ronnie l. white of missouri to be united states district judge for the eastern district of missouri signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: i ask unanimous 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: you move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. opposed, no. the ay

the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, ronnie l. white of missouri, to be united states district judge for the eastern district of missouri. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the time until 10:15 a.m. will be controlled as follows: ten minutes for the senator from iowa mr. grassley, ten minutes for the senator from texas mr. cornyn, ten minutes for the senator from new hampshire mrs. shaheen, and any remaining time under the control of the senator from missouri, mrs. mccaskill. mrs. shaheen: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that fellows in my office annie dreesen and lamenta tafara be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 113th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. shaheen: thank you. mr. president, i ask to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. shaheen: thank you. i am here today to express my concerns with the supreme court's recent decision in the hobby lobby c