the clerk: nomination, department of transportation, eric j. soskin of virginia to be inspector general. the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. booker: thank you, mr. president. i appreciate the recognition. i would ask unanimous consent that the foreign relations committee be discharged and the senate proceed to an en bloc consideration of the following nominations -- p.n. 1938, p.n. 2024, p.n. 2101, p.n. 2030, is that the senate vote on the nominations en bloc with no intervening action or debate, that if confirmed, the motions to reconsider -- to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: the senator from idaho. mr. risch: reserving the right to object, first of all, let me say to my good friend from new jersey, i fully agree with the five nominees that he has put in front of the senate. indeed, we had good confirmation hearings on all five of those. none of these -- none of those five nor the one i am going to talk about in a s

the question is it, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of eric j. soskin, of virginia, to be inspector general dapt of transportation shall -- department of transportation, shall be brought to a close. yeas and nays are mandatory under the rules. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: does any senator wish to vote or change their vote? on this vote the yeas are 39, the nays 48 and the motion is not agreed to. the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: could we have order in the chamber? the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. mcconnell: i enter a motion to reconsider the vote. the presiding officer: the motion is entered. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. 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 debate on the nomination of beth harwell of tennesse

the clerk: nomination, department of transportation, eric j. soskin of virginia to be inspector general. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture to 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 the nomination of eric j. soskin of virginia to be inspector general, department of transportation, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. er if officer without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: 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. mcconnell: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 757. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all those in favor, say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to ha