the clerk: nominations, defense nuclear facility safety board, daniel j. santos of virginia to be a member. department of state, frank a. rose of massachusetts to be an assistant secretary. mr. reid: mr. president, i would ask the call -- the chair to begin the calling of a quorum. the president pro tempore: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president? i ask unanimous consent the calling of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. if there is no further debate on the santos nomination, all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. if there is no further debate on the rose nomination, all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motions to reconsider -- under the previous order, the motions are considered made and laid upon the table, and the senate -- and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's a

the clerk: nomination: defense nuclear facility safety -- board, daniel j. santos of virginia to be a member. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the 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 daniel j. santos of virginia to be a member of the nuclear defense safety board signed by 17 senators as follows: reid, leaf ip, schatz, leahy, sanders, walsh, murray, reed of rhode island, udall of new mexico, whitehouse, klobuchar, stabenow, coons, menendez, boxer, harkin, and durbin. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. is there is sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: squasnroo vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the ayes are 52, the nays are 42. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer:

standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of daniel j. santos of virginia to be a member of the defense nuclear facilities safety board, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of daniel j. santos of virginia to be a member of the defense nuclear facilitates safety board shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? if not the ayes are 54, the nays are 39. the motion to invoke cloture is agreed to. 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 bri to a close debate on the nomination of frank a. rose of massachusetts to be an assistant secretary of the verification and compliance signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: the question is, is