the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measures en bloc? without objection. mr. cornyn: madam president, i ask consent that the retioning be -- resolutions be greed to and -- agreed to and the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table all en bloc. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. so ordered. mr. cornyn: madam president, i now ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 4258 which was received from the house and is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: an act to authorize a marshal of the supreme court and the supreme court police to protect the official guests of the supreme court outside the supreme court grounds and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. cornyn: madam president, i ask that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervenin

you saw republicans voted almost en bloc against the inquiry in part about the concerns over the processh it came to be and the process going forward. if the house does vote in a partisan manner, then the senate -- as your reporter pointed out -- has to at least hear the charges, and that's to sit as a jury, and then the question is will they dismiss the charges on a partisan vote, and that could cause a lot of questions because that's never happened before. will the senate abide by regular order when the house hasn't done that, it's a very hard question. the senators have a real belief in tradition, most of the senators do, and they believe you should go forward with the traditional process. but given the fact that the house hasn't gone through its traditional process, how that impacts the senate, that's a big, open question and what we'll see play out. eric: as joan crawford once said, fasten your seat belt, it's going to be a bumpy ride. jamil jaffer, thank you. we're now waiting for the president to bring you his remarks. jamil, thank you. arthel: tens of thousandses pounding the pav

sentiment by kanye west he projected on to people of color essentially saying you are not just a voting bloc ennized for the conservative party, the republican party, not the democrats. that's number one. secondly, their commitment to criminal justice reform, especially that of his wife. those two additional things i think you know, may not be the typical party we are used to but those are fundamental issues that resonate with voters and are certainly a lot more relevant in this day and age. neil: i just like the way he forces, whether you like him or not or question a lot of what he says and does or not, well-published and well-admitted brushes with controversy, he makes you think about why you do what you do. why do you vote this way as a bloc, why do we always assume this way of these people or this -- >> and not to accept the norms. neil: right. and to challenge that. you could be richly rewarded doing that. >> and he has been. right. not to accept the norms. he's made a career out of going against the grain. and survived on it. neil: yeah. he can charge $1,000 for a pair of sneakers. incre

the measure en bloc? without objection the senate will proceed. mrs. fischer: i ask unanimous consent that the bills be considered read a third time and passed and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table all en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. fischer: i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the upcoming adjournment of the senate the president of the senate and the senator pro tempore and the majority and minority leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law by concurrent action of the two houses or by order of the senate. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. fischer: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 36, s. 333. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 36, s. 333, a bill to authorize the secretary of homeland security to work with cybersecurity conso

the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed to the resolutions en bloc. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table all en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 3:00 p.m. monday, november 18. further that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day and morning business be clowfd. further -- closed. further following leader remarks the senate resume consideration of the luck nomination. finally, that the cloture motions filed during today's session ripen at 5:30 p.m. on monday. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: