that means voting to confirm gwynne wilcox and david prouty. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. mrs. murray: i notice the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: 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 the nomination of executive calendar number 257, gwynne a. wilcox, of new york, to be a member of the national labor relations board, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that the debate on the nomination of gwynne a. wilcox of new york to be a member of the national labor relations board shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: the yeas are 52. the nays 47. the motion is agreed to. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority

the clerk: nomination, national labor relations board, david m. prouty, of maryland, to be a member. the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. murphy: mr. president, rightfully this body is consumed with pending votes on infrastructure but i want to draw my colleagues' attention to another matter of both importance and urgency. mr. president, one of vladimir putin's favorite tactics during the chechen rebellion was to kidnap the innocent relatives of rebel leaders and hold them captive until the leader surrendered. sometimes if they would not give up, the families would disappear. this was all in gross blatant violation of human rights laws. it's one of the many reasons that russia is an adversary not an ally of the united states. we don't do business with nations that prey upon the innocent. we don't align ourselves with nations that use kidnapping or torture as a tool to stay in power. a few months ago sultan and carrie sultan were startled by a knock on their door in the early morning hours. it was the egyptian authorities, their relati

and when will cox and david prouty -- gwen wilcox and david pouty.hank you to everyone. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. funded by these television companies and more. buckeye broadband supports c-span as well as these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> here is some of our live coverage of wednesday on c-span, the house comes into session at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on the agenda, legislation requiring the epa to vaguely man-made toxins that are used in food packaging and household products. on c-span two, the senate starts at 10:30, a vote is scheduled on whether to move forward with bipartisan infrastructure negotiated with the white house. and on c-span3 at 10:00, the senate judiciary committee on migrant farmworkers. >> c-span shop.org is c-span's online store, there is a collection of c-span products, browse to see what is new. your purchase will support our nonprofit organizations -- operations. go to c-spanshop.org. >> two weeks ago, president biden announced he supports changing the way the mil

the clerk: nomination, national labor relations board, david m. prouty of maryland to be a member. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. 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 number 258, david m. prouty of maryland to be a member of the national labor relations board, 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 that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, july 26, be waived. the presiding officer: is there obj -- is there objection? without objection. mr. schumer: i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do