mr. bradbury is that person. mr. radbury sees bureaucrat hurdles when other people see safety safeguards. he sees red tape where we see lifesaving protections. he sees the objective of having a light touch faa, and we see the objective of having safety be the primary purpose, because you can't win at aviation if you p don't win at aviation safety first. ask the people of the pacific northwest. the catastrophes of the max crashes not p only lost lives, they cost billions of dollars. so not adhering to safety is hardly a winning economic solution. so, mr. bradbury hasn't shown us the leadership on safety. he has not shown the fidelity of upholding the law, of even respecting congress. he has not shown us the courage that it takes to stand up and make sure that safety is implemented. and the consequences of putting the wrong person in place are measured in human lives, not dollars. human lives. the boeing 737 max families know this. yesterday was the sixth anniversary. ethiopian airlines crash that claimed 157 lives. fam

bring to a close debate on the nomination of steven bradbury, of virginia, to be deputy secretary of transportation, signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. thune: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. thune: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 28. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all 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, department of justice, abigail slater, of the district of columbia to be assistant attorney general. mr. thune: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do here