the clerk: federal reserve system jerome h. powell of maryland to be a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. mr. reid: a cloture motion i ask to be reported, madam president. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. cloture motion cloture motion. we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of jerome h. powell of maryland to be a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: i ask the reading of the names not be necessary. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i plouffe to pr

jerome h. powell of maryland to be a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. stanley fischer of new york to be vice chairman of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. the presiding officer: the question occurs on the brainard nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote:

kwet is, the question is: is it the sense of the senate that the nomination of jerome h. powell of maryland to be a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays have been ordered. the clerk will call the roll. vote: # the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not the vote is 58 ayes, 36 nays, the cloture motion does pass -- is agreed to. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of stanley fischer of new york to be vice chairman of the board of governors of the federal reserve system, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the yeas are 56, the nays are 38. the motion is agreed to. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alask