further, that the senate recess following the cloture vote on the ahuja nomination. if cloture is invoked on the ahuja nomination, all postcloture time expires at 2:30 p.m. further, following the disposition of the ahuja nomination, the senate proceed to legislative session and resume consideration of the motion to proceed to s. 2093, with time until 5:30 p.m. equally divided between the the two leaders or their designees, that the cloture motion on the motion to proceed to s. 29 -- 2093 ripen at 9:30 and if any nominations are confirmed, the motion to motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: if there is to further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. following the remarks of senator whitehouse. the presiding officer: without the presiding officer: without today the senate voted to move forward the confirmation ve the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: madam president

the clerk: nomination, office of personnel management, kiran ahuja of massachusetts to be director. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. 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 nomination of executive calendar number 107, kiran ahuja of massachusetts to be director of the office of personnel management for a term of four years, 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 move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the 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. schumer: i ask unanimous consent it be in order to make a motion to proceed to calendar number 77, s. 203. -- 2093. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to proce

ahuja is that leader. she understands the unique challenges facing o.p.m., and she has the management experience and vision needed to restore and strengthen the workforce. i am confident that ms. ahuja is the right person to lead o.p.m. at this pivotal time. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the confirmation of kiran ahuja for director of o.p.m., and i ask unanimous consent that the vote scheduled to occur at 2:30 would occur immediately. the presiding officer: is there an objection? without objection. the question is on the nomination. mr. peters: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the vice president: on this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 50. the senate being equally and evenly divided the vice president votes in the affirmative. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the pr

the clerk: nomination, office of personnel management, kiran arjandas ahuja of massachusetts to be director. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. 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 107, kiran arjandas ahuja of massachusetts to be the director of the office of personnel management 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 the mandatory quorum qum callses for -- calls for the cloture motions filed today, june 10, be wavered. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. boozman: thank you, mr. president. across the country the school year is winding down and students will be on summer break. we know t

ahuja in a vote back in april. two weeks ago the federal law enforcement officers association, they represent a00,000 police officers that -- a hundred,000 police officers that protect us every day, they announced they oppose her nomination because of her advocacy for critical theory. i agree with them. we should nominate candidates who are fair and who are impartial under the law. i want to be clear, mr. president, i do not, for a moment, question ms. ahuja's sincerity or integrity. in fact, i thank her for her willingness to serve the nation, but i cannot agree with what appears to be her fundamental ideology. at the end of the day, this is not about politics or percents. -- personalities. this is that the government stands with unity, not division, harmony, not hate. as the -- as dr. king said, we should judge fellow citizens by the content of their character, not the color of their skin. we need a strong nation with strong citizens who see each other as americans, not as oppressors or oppressed. i heard a lot o

therefore, we're going to delay the vote on kiran ahuja. so i ask unanimous consent that the cloture motion with respect to the nomination of kiran ahuja to be director of the office of personnel management be withdrawn. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: we will return to that vote as soon as these members can return. now, also i ask unanimous consent that 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. schumer: i now ask the senate recess until 2:15 p.m. the presiding officer: without objection. the senate stands in recess the senate stands in recess internet traffic soared and we never slow down. businesses went virtual. at me become we are built to keep you ahead. >> media, support c-span as a public service along with these other television providers giving a front row seat to democracy. >> c-span's landmark cases explores the stories and constitutional drama height sign

tomorrow as well we'll vote on kiran ahuja and the senate will have the opportunity to advance several other opportunities as the week goes on. one final matter -- despite the fact that we are now almost six months into a new administration, the sins of the previous administration are coming to light. late last week "the new york times" reported that the trump administration's justice department delivered secret subpoenas for the personal phone data of at least a dozen people tied to the house intelligence committee, including members of congress, aides, and even family members. one was a minor. this is a gross abuse of power. it's an assault on the separation of powers. the notion that any president via political appointees could manipulate our system to tap into personal data has the fingerprints of a dictatorship -- a dictatorship -- all over it. this appalling politicization of the department of justice by donald trump and his sycophants must be investigated by both the d.o.j. inspector general and by congress. former attorneys general barr and sessions and others involved must tes