graham and ranking member feinstein, i submit this letter in support of the nomination of judge cory t. wilson for a seat on the fifth circuit court of appeals. i'm a former circuit judge for the 11th circuit court district in mississippi, and have known cory as an attorney who practiced before me and as a colleague as we worked on cases together. from these experiences i can attest that no one works harder in this profession than judge wilson. when we were representing clients, cory would normally prepare the first draft of pleadings and send it to me to review. seldom were there any reasons to make changes because he utilized his legal abilities to navigate through the complexities of the legal issues which resulted in a well thought out plausible argument. during judge wilson's invest tur -- invest tiewr as a judge on the mississippi court of appeals, i had the pleasure of being one of the speakers. this is judge gibbs, retired judge gibbs saying that he had the pleasure of being one of the speakers. i spoke about three traits of judge wilson, respect, character, and legal intelligence. to

the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, cory t. wilson of mississippi to be united states circuit judge for the fifth circuit. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the time until 11:30 a.m. will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: now, madam president, the names of george floyd and breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery, continue to ring in the nation's ears, a searing reminder of the desperate need to reform policing and truly address racial justice -- racial injustice in america. their memory is a national call to action. democrats answered that call by proposing a broad, strong, comprehensive police reform bill that would bring deep and lasting change to police departments across america. house dem

the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, cory t. wilson of mississippi to be united states circuit judge for the fifth circuit. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that i speak for ten minutes and then the senator from new jersey for ten minutes and the senator from california for ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: thank you, madam president. now, the past few months have been among the most wrenching and tumultuous in recent memory, the deaths of george floyd, breonna taylor and the coronavirus pandemic has forced our country to reckon with police departments but also the centuries-long struggle against racial injustice. here in congress democrats have sought to turn the anger and frustration and, yes, sometimes despair in our country into r

the nomination for cory t wilson for the circuit, the court will vote. [roll call vote] sen. graham: senator sasse would like to be reported as voting present. listen, i appreciate the patience. democracy is tough. next tuesday is going to be a long day, two panels, but hopefully a good day for the country. i look forward to it. thank you all very much. sen. feinstein: thank you mr. chairman. [indistinct conversations] >> c-span's washington journal, every day, taking your calls live on the air, on the news of the day, and we will discuss policy issues that impact you. theng up friday morning, fight over renaming military installations named for confederate generals. ,nd dr. robert bollinger professor of infectious diseases at johns hopkins university school of medicine will be on to talk about the latest in the coronavirus pandemic. asa hutchinson from arkansas talks about the recent rise of covid-19 cases in his state and protest in the wake of george floyd's death. watch live at seven caught eastern friday morning, and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls,

the nomination for cory t wilson for the circuit, the court will vote. [roll call vote] sen. graham: senator sasse would like to be reported as voting present. listen, i appreciate the patience. democracy is tough. next tuesday is going to be a long day, two panels, but hopefully a good day for the country. i look forward to it. thank you all very much. sen. feinstein: thank you mr. chairman. [indistinct conversations] [indistinct conversations] >> today the house administration subcommittee on elections holds a hearing on voting rights during the coronavirus pandemic. watch live at 1:00 eastern on c-span, and on c-span.org, or listen live on c-span radio. here's what's available today at c-span.org. this afternoon we have live coverage of the house veterans affairs committee, the focus and examination of the v.a.'s response with the coronavirus pandemic. watch live online beginning at 2:00 eastern at c-span.org. >> with the recent protests unfolding across the country, watch live unfiltered coverage of the government's response with briefings from the white house, congress,

the nomination for cory t wilson for the circuit, the court will vote. [roll call vote] sen. graham: senator sasse would like to be reported as voting present. listen, i appreciate the patience. democracy is tough. next tuesday is going to be a long day, two panels, but hopefully a good day for the country. i look forward to it. thank you all very much. sen. feinstein: thank you mr. chairman. [indistinct conversations] c-span has: unfiltered coverage of progress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events. you can watch all of the public tv,irs programming on online or on the free c-span radio app and be part of the conversation through c-span's washington journal program or social media feeds. c-span, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. "american history tv" on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story. today at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, the 1863 richmond bread riots where hundreds of poor and working-class women protested the scarcity

the nomination for cory t wilson for the circuit, the court will vote. [roll call vote] sen. graham: senator sasse would like to be reported as voting present. listen, i appreciate the patience. democracy is tough. next tuesday is going to be a long day, two panels, but hopefully a good day for the country. i look forward to it. thank you all very much. sen. feinstein: thank you mr. chairman. [indistinct conversations] >> john charles fremont called the pacific coast into united states. at the beginning of the story, the united states didn't have a pacific coast. there is territory in oregon and there was california, which belonged to mexico. taking part in the conquest of american california just in time for the gold rush. inwe did play a real role changing the map of the united states. book, imperfect union, how jesse and john fremont mapped the west and helped cause the civil war. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a."n's " from publicdents, affairs. available now in paperback and e-book. ranking, by their noted historians, from best to worst. and features perspectives into

the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, cory t. wilson to be united states circuit judge for the fifth circuit. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the 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 the nomination of cory t. wilson of mississippi to be united states judge for the fifth circuit, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the