already voted. mr. warner: mr. president, i appreciate the -- the presiding officer: the senator from virginia. mr. warner: mr. president, i appreciate the comefntses of the senator from north dakota. and i agree with his comments. i have to say -- and i know some of my colleagues were here earlier. before i came to this body, i spent a career as a c.e.o. in business and a c.e.o. of a state. while i have great respect for this body and the rules and traditions of this body, something seems a little strange when 15 months into a new administration, this president can't get his nominees up for a straight up-or-down vote. put the management team in place. if there is a challenge and a problem with the qualifications of the gentleman that the president has proposed to be head of the corps of engineers, we ought to debate that, vote him up or down, but not be held in this kind of gray secret hold or area of abeyance. it is why i think and i know a number of my colleagues have spoken to...