the clerk: nomination, national labor relations board, david m. prouty, of maryland, to be a member. the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. murphy: mr. president, rightfully this body is consumed with pending votes on infrastructure but i want to draw my colleagues' attention to another matter of both importance and urgency. mr. president, one of vladimir putin's favorite tactics during the chechen rebellion was to kidnap the innocent relatives of rebel leaders and hold them captive until the leader surrendered. sometimes if they would not give up, the families would disappear. this was all in gross blatant violation of human rights laws. it's one of the many reasons that russia is an adversary not an ally of the united states. we don't do business with nations that prey upon the innocent. we don't align ourselves with nations that use kidnapping or torture as a tool to stay in power. a few months ago sultan and carrie sultan were startled by a knock on their door in the early morning hours. it was the egyptian authorities, their relati

the clerk: nomination, national labor relations board, david m. prouty of maryland to be a member. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: 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 the debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 258, david m. prouty of maryland to be a member of the national labor relations board, signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, july 26, be waived. the presiding officer: is there obj -- is there objection? without objection. mr. schumer: i yield the floor. the presiding officer: 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, do