——jair the undersigned, the lungs of the world. —— jair bolsonaro. the undersigned, the lungs of the un that this resurgence in nationalism we have seen resurgence in nationalism we have seenin resurgence in nationalism we have seen in recent years as a major impediment to getting global action on the global climate crisis. china is expected to face further pressure to reduce its carbon emissions when global leaders meet at the un tomorrow for a special summit on climate change. renewable energy sources have increased in china, but coal is still the largest source of electricity generation. with the un pushing for a commitment to end the use of coal by 2030, our correspondentjohn sudworth asks whether china can deliver. 0n on average, china has built a solar farm as big as this one every day for the past three years. a rush to renewa bles for the past three years. a rush to renewables personified by this engineer. he used to work in a coal mine. translation: solo can save 50 01’ mine. translation: solo can save 50 or 60,000 tons of coal each year. i am proud doing thisjob and working

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 john rakolta jr. of michigan to be ambassador of the united states of america to the united arab emirates signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed -- the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is great for. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 288. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is greed to the report will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, department of state, kenneth a. howery of

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 michelle bowman of kansas to be a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system, signed by 17 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 michelle bowman of kansas to be a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote:

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 to bring to a close debate on the nomination of general john e. hyton for appointment as the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and for appointment in the united states air force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility in accordance with title 10 u.s.c. sections 154 and 601, to be general, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent 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. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that at 10:30 a.m. on wednesday, september 25, the senate joint resolution 54 be discharged from the armed services committee and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. further, i

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 eugene scalia of virginia to be secretary of labor, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. thune: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. thune: mr. president, is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. thune: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will resume legislative session. s.j. res. 54 is discharged and the senate will proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution which rp p the clerk will report. the clerk: senate joint resolution 54 relating to a national emergency declared by the president. the presiding officer: the senator is recognized.

we the undersigned group of black people who work in media and the uk strongly condemn this finding andf the bbc editorial guidelines and a form of ritual discriminatory treatment towards be an ae people who work on programming. they talk about essentially devastating consequences for people working here in the bbc and across the wider media, about how racism is treated. can you be impartial on this topic. of course, the issue is quite difficult to explain, because the bbc‘s editorial complaints unit is essentially saying it is ok to say the word racist, it is not ok to try and say what we think donald trump was trying to say. of course, all of this is underpinned by the editorial calendar the bbc, which are pinned together over many decades that we all rely on. to tell us what we can and cannot say. it is the issue of your opinions. now, you can't state asa your opinions. now, you can't state as a fact that something as racist, can you definitely say as it that what you think somebody‘s motives are? that is the issue that is a pa rt are? that is the issue that is a part of the complain

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 thomas peter feddo of virginia to be assistant secretary of the treasury for investment security signed by 17 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 thomas peter feddo of virginia to be assistant secretary of the treasury for investment security shall be brought to be a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: any members in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? seeing none, the yeas are 92. the nays are 1. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: department of the treasury, thomas peter feddo of virginia to be assistant secretary. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture mo

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 motion to disagree to the house amendment, agree to the request from the house for a conference and authorize the chair a point conferees in relation to s. 1790, an act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the department of defense, for military construction, and for defense activs of the department of energy, to prescribe military personnel strength for such fiscal year and for other purposes, signed by 17 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 compound motion to go to conference and authorize the chair to appoint conferees on s. 1790, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the department of defense, for military military construction and for defense activities of the department of ene

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 barbara mcconnell barrett of arizona to be secretary of the air force, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all those in favor, say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 359. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all those in favor, say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, frank william volck of west virginia to be united states district judge for. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture moti

the clerk: cloture motion, bethe 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 habib jorjani to be solicitor of the department of interior. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the read are the names be waiv waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar 292. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. opposed nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the crerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, social security administration, david fabbian black of north dakota to be dope si commissioner of social security. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk wi

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of joseph cella, of michigan, to be ambassador to the republic of fiji. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question, is it the sense of the senate that the debate on the nomination of joseph cella, of michigan, to be ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the republic of fiji and to serve as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the united states of america to the republic of tonga to be brought to a close. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the ayes are 55, the nays are 37. the motion 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 do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of daniel habib jorjani o

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 do hereby move to bring to a close debate on 2740, an act making appropriations for the departments of labor, health and human services, and education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2020, and for other purposes signed by 17 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 motion to proceed to h.r. 2740, an act making appropriations for the department of labor, health and human services and education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2020, and for other purposes shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: mr. mcconnell: mr. president? vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or to change their vote? if not, on this vote

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 motion to proceed to h.r. 2740, an act making appropriations for the departments of labor, health and human services, and so forth and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the minority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: before i begin, i want to comment on the republican leader's remarks. i listened to leader mcconnell's remarks about the appropriations process. he accused democrats of wanting to provoke a partisan fight with the president rather than the military. it was a bold accusation, considering it was the presi

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 general john e. hyten for appointment as vice chairman for the joint chiefs of staff and appointment to the air force while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility in in accordance with title 10 u.s.c. sections 1 154 and 6011 to be signed by 17 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 general john e. hyten to be vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and for appointment in the united states air force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility in accordance with title 10 u.s.c. sections 1554 and 601 to be general 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: does any senator wish to vote or change h

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 motion to disagree in the house amendment, agree to the request from the house for a conference, and authorize the chair to appoint conferees in relation to s. 1790, an act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the department of defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the department of energy to prescribe military personnel strength for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call be waived and that the cloture vote occur at a time to be determined by the two leaders. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: now, mr. president, this week our friend and colleague, the senior senator from tennessee, will mark a major milestone in his state's history. as of to

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 brian mcguire of new york to be deputy under secretary of the treasury signed by 17 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 brian mcguire of new york to be a deputy under secretary of the treasury shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: does any senator wish to change their vote? does any senator -- has any senator not voted? on this vote the yeas are 82, the nays are 6. the motion is agreed to. mr. alexander: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senior senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: thank you. last year ken burns told me that his eight-part, 16-hour country music film that concludes on pbs this week could be more popular than his civil

the clerk: 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 kenneth a. howery to be ambassador of the united states of america to the kingdom of sweden signed by 17 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 kenneth a. howery of texas to be ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the united states of america to the kingdom of sweden shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or thank their vote? if not, the yeas are 63, the nays are 29. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: department of state, kenneth a. howery of texas to be ambassador of the united states of america to the kingdom of sweden. the presiding officer: under the previo

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 kelly craft of kentucky to be representative of the united states of america to the sessions the general assembly of the united nations during his tenure of service, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum has been waived. is the the of the senate that kelley craft to be the representative to the united states of america to the sessions of the general asystemmably of the united nations shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: do any senators wish to change their vote? have any senators not voted in on this vote, the yeas are 54, the nays are 38. the motion is agreed to. the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: i rise for a moment to pay tribute to a great georgia began and his wife, who this past saturday in athens, georgia, before the