handling before we adjourn for christmas the fact that he put on the agenda the confirmation of judge brian davis to the u.s. district court for the middle district of florida. judge davis has been waiting for two years. this is a good example of how things have gone very slowly for a very deserving judge. 658 days. he has the support of senator rubio and me, the american bar association has found him to be unanimously well qualified to serve on the federal district court. and it is his -- it is the a.b.a.'s highest rating. he's a native floridian who, mr. president, grew up as an african-american in segregated jacksonville, florida, and despite those circumstances was accepted to princeton for his college education, returned later to the university of florida law school and then became a top prosecutor in jacksonville, and 20 years ago went on the bench as a state circuit judge. and he has an impeccable record. he is in a huge bipartisan way embraced by the lawyers who have practiced in front of him. and yet, it's taken us 658 days. and i just want to thank the majority leader. i want to thank t

the nomination of brian davis of florida to fill a judicial seat that has been declared an emergency as well as a handful of other nominations. all these nominees are qualified and dedicated public servants. i haven't heard a single word about these nominations being flawed in any way. these nominees have broad bipartisan support. their positions safeguard the economy, thus ensuring our national security. i'm disappointed that republican senators have suggested that these nominees are nonessential or unimportant. i heard one senator yesterday afternoon say just do them next year. another said yeah, they're nonessential and they are really unimportant. why don't we do them again -- why don't we do them next year. mr. president, everyone should understand the senate will not wait until the new year to consider these nominations. these are critical nominations. and if that means working through the weekend and next week, so be it. the senate will finish its work before we leave for the holidays. it's our constitutional duty. public servants who set our nation's monetary policy, guard ag

the clerk: brian j. davis of florida to be united states district judge for the middle district of florida. mr. reid: i ask that the clerk to report the cloture motion. 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 brian j. davis of florida to be united states district judge for the middle district of florida, signed by 1 senators as follows: mr. reid: i ask that the reading of the names not be necessary. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have t the ayes do have it. the motion is a agreed to. mr. reid: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 452. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no.

mayorkas and the nomination of robert wilkins to be the judge of the circuit court of appeals and brian davis are owls priorities for us. mr. davis' nomination has been pending for two years. the senate just move quickly to confirm sarah sewall, and sarah bloom rask into be second in command at treasury and mike connor at interior. sloan gibson we must focus on to be deputy at the veterans' affairs department and rick engler at the chemical safety board. madam president, christmas is one week from wednesday. we have a lot to do. we could complete all of our work by thursday. by friday, by saturday, by sunday, by monday, or tuesday. but finish it we must. i've lined out what we need to do, and it's up to the minority to determine what if anything they're going to stop us from doing. i'm happy to be -- work with them on time but there are certain things as i've indicated, mr. president, we have to get done before christmas. would the chair announce the business of the day. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will

the confirmation vote for brian davis to serve as u.s. district judge, that vote is underway.senate should finish all of its nomination work ahead of the recess and when they come back in january 6, the vote for janet yellen to be the next federal reserve chairman. in the privacye debate and in the privacy world, i have come to a troubling conclusion. dustry as itker in is today does not have constraints and does not have shame. it will sell any information about any person regardless of cents aity for 7.9 name, the price of a list of recently sold. lists of rape sufferers, victims of the mr. violence, please off -- victims of domestic violence, police officers, home addresses, the only suffer from genetic illnesses, complete with the ethnicitye addresses, , gender, and many other factors . this is what is being sold and circulated today. it is a far cry from visiting a website and seeing an ad. what it is is a cell the personally identifiable information -- sale of personally identifiable information of americans. youris weekend on c-span, medical history, income, lifestyle.

and the deputy secretary of the department of homeland security and brian davis of florida, a classic example, mr. president, to fill a district court seat that has been declared a judicial emergency. his nomination has been pending for more than 650 days. nonessential? i don't think so. on the contrary, these are absolutely essential nominees. it's their job to carry out justice, protect our country and safeguard the economy and it's the senate's job to confirm them but, mr. president, how long will it take the senate to complete its job? it's up to my republican friends. mr. president -- a senator: will the majority leader yield for a question? mr. reid: i would note the absence of a quorum. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. mr. vitter: thank you, mr. president. i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. vitter: i ask unanimous consent to speak for two minutes as if in morning business. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under

the clerk: brian j. davis of florida to be united states district judge for the middle district. the presiding officer: under the previous order, all postcloture time is yielded back and the question occurs on the nomination. a senator: ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: the yeas and nays have been asked for. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators who wish to change their vote? if not the yeas are 68. the nays are 26. the nomination is confirmed. the senate will come to order. under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid on the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. 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 janet l. yellen of california to be chairman of the board of governors of the federal reserve system

. >> we have brian from the neighborhood tndc and today davis from parent pack and other groups and a few others that i have mentioned we are going to close public comment in a moment. >> thank you, my name is margaret fisher with the department of public health. i came this morning in my scrubs because i came directly from a screening of our preschoolers in our state subjectssidized preschools. many children have experienced decay. some low income families are especially susceptible. so 39 percent of our state is subsidized children of preschool already have decay. soda consumption nearly doubles the risk and increases likelihood in adults. the cost of sugar based drinks, the cost of sugar and dental decay is a cost. the cost for 3-year-old is about $10,000. by seeing children earlier preventative dental services saves money. safety net dental clinics like the dph dental services provide critical preventative treatment. unfortunately access to a preventative dental treatment continue to be a major obstacle to having healthy teeth. i include nutritional guidance. clinics are under sta

. >> we have brian from the neighborhood tndc and today davis from parent pack and other groups and a few others that i have mentioned we are

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further, that the senate then proceed to a cloture vote on executive calendar number 382, brian davis, to be a federal district judge as under the regular order. and if cloture is invoked, all postcloture time be yielded back and the senate proceed to vote on confirmation. the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. further that the senate then proceed to a cloture vote on executive calendar number 452, janet yellen, federal reserve chair, as under the regular order. that if cloture is invoked, all postcloture time be yielded back and the senate proceed to vote on the confirmation on monday, january 6, at a time it be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the republican leader. furthered, that cloture on executive calendars number 455, 371, 457, 356 and 189 be with withdrawn. further, follow the cloture vote on the mayorkas nomination, the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. the presiding officer: is there ob

the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination, brian j. davis of florida to be united states district judge for the middle district of florida, shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: