do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 54, janet garvin mccabe of indiana to be depend city administrator of the epidemic epidemic environmental protection agency. the presiding officer: mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: 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. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 68. 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. the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of defense, colin hackett kahl of california to be under secretary of defense to be policy. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture

janet mccabe has a proven record of being bipartisan. that's one of the reasons why nine former e.p.a. deputy administrators and administrators support her nomination, including four republicans who served in the reagan, the george h.w. and george w. bush administrations. she's served as an e.p.a. manager. she is a good listener. that comes from no small part from her hoosier background where she spent time with pragmatic people. that's what she'll bring with you -- with her to the role of deputy administrator if confirmed. i urge my colleagues to join me in voting yes on this nomination. thank you very much. 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 executive calendar number 54, janet garvin mccabe of indiana to be deputy administrator of the environmental protection agency signed by 18 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous cons

there is no person better suited to overseeing this internal restoration than janet mccabe. under her leadership, i have every confidence that e.p.a. will recover and soar. i'm very grateful that janet has agreed to serve her country again in this new leadership role. we're grateful to her family for their willingness to share her again with all of us. her personal integrity, her work eghts thick are an in -- ethic are an inspiration to all public service and her willingness to engage all points of view is a boon to all who have strong interest in e.p.a.'s work. in closing, i just want to urge my colleagues, all of our colleagues to vote to confirm her today so that she can put her robust talents to work for all the american people. with that, madam president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the question is on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change his or her vote? if not the yeas are 52, the nays are 42,