kiran ganesh kiran ganesh -- kiran ganesh, there is a gush of $1 billion came into the etf the otheray. you have an acronym. qgarp, quality growth at a reasonable price. is europe a land with that? kiran: this might be the sweet spot for investing at the moment as we go into the second half of the year. what we have seen in the first half is a lot of focus on growth versus value and people have pitched some of the high-growth names in the u.s. and asia, very high valuations and high level of long-term growth, up against the value stocks for energy and financials and industrials, which tend to be in europe and that has been the battle we have seen in the market over the course of the first half of the year. as we go into the second half, both sides of that trade might are to get a little bit shaky if the market starts to worry about inflation. high-growth stocks don't like it when yields rise. value stocks might not like it if investors are looking for long-term growth, so we think that the sweet spot in the middle where you are looking for countries which are offering growth, maybe n

the clerk: nomination, office of personnel management, kiran ahuja of massachusetts to be director. mr. schumer: i send a cloture 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 nomination of executive calendar number 107, kiran ahuja of massachusetts to be director of the office of personnel management for a term of four years, 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 move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the 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 ask unanimous consent it be in order to make a motion to proceed to calendar number 77, s. 203. -- 2093. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to proce

senate do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of executive calendar 107, kiran arjandas ahuja of massachusetts to be the director of the office of personnel management 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 the mandatory quorum qum callses for -- calls for the cloture motions filed today, june 10, be wavered. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. boozman: thank you, mr. president. across the country the school year is winding down and students will be on summer break. we know that when school is out, many students who receive free and reduced price meals throughout the school year are not getting the nutrition that they need. the pandemic required us to explore innovative options for getting food and nutrition, getting that assistance to children in need, especially those who are in rural and hard-to-serve areas.

christopher fonzone to serve as general counsel for the office of director of national intelligence and kiran arjandas ahuja to be the director of office of personnel management. those votes will happen tonight and tomorrow. discussion on a bipartisan infrastructure bill and a budget reconciliation bill both moving forward will continue throughout the week. but tomorrow, tomorrow the senate will also take a crucial vote on whether to start debate on major voting rights legislation. i want to say that again. tomorrow the senate will take a vote on whether to start debate on legislation to protect americans' voting rights. it's not a vote on any particular policy. it's not a vote on this bill or that bill. it's a vote on whether the senate should simply debate the issue about voting rights, the crucial issue of voting rights in this country. now by all rights, we shouldn't have to debate the voting righto debate voting rights on the floor of the united states senate. these rights should be sacrosanct. but the event of the last few months compel us to have this did this now. why is there such ur

i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the confirmation of kiran ahuja for director of o.p.m., and i ask unanimous consent that the vote scheduled to occur at 2:30 would occur immediately. the presiding officer: is there an objection? without objection. the question is on the nomination. mr. peters: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the vice president: on this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 50. the senate being equally and evenly divided the vice president votes in the affirmative. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will immediately be notified of the senate's action. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to legislative session to resume consideration of the motion to proceed to s. 2093, which the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar 77, s. 2093, a bill to expand americans access to the ballot box, reduce t

this is professor kiran patel, the chief medical officer at coventry hospital.ow you have been snowed underfor many months and have been running a really well oiled operation. how do you see that booster programme working, what sort of things have you been told, and how will you do it at this hospitalfor been told, and how will you do it at this hospital for people been told, and how will you do it at this hospitalfor people in been told, and how will you do it at this hospital for people in the midlands?— this hospital for people in the midlands? , . , ., midlands? the plant is after the summer we _ midlands? the plant is after the summer we will— midlands? the plant is after the summer we will be _ midlands? the plant is after the summer we will be running - midlands? the plant is after the summer we will be running a . midlands? the plant is after the - summer we will be running a booster programme to open up access to the vaccine programme to as many people as possible because that is clearly one of the best routes out of the pandemic across the country. in

therefore, we're going to delay the vote on kiran ahuja. so i ask unanimous consent that the cloture motion with respect to the nomination of kiran ahuja to be director of the office of personnel management be withdrawn. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: we will return to that vote as soon as these members can return. now, also i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i now ask the senate recess until 2:15 p.m. the presiding officer: without objection. the senate stands in recess the senate stands in recess internet traffic soared and we never slow down. businesses went virtual. at me become we are built to keep you ahead. >> media, support c-span as a public service along with these other television providers giving a front row seat to democracy. >> c-span's landmark cases explores the stories and constitutional drama height sign

the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate of the nomination of kiran arjandas ahuja of massachusetts to be director of the office of personnel management 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 vice president: on this vote the ayes are 50, the nays are 50, the senate being evenly divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination under -- the clerk: nomination, office of personnel management, kiran arjandas ahuja, of massachusetts, to be director. the vice president: the senate >> the recessed now for their weekly lunch meeting on policy. when they come back to confirm the personnel office director this afternoon 5:30 eastern dancing democrat feel dealing with finance before. live senate coverage is here on c-span2. >> we are funded by these television companies and more including comcast . >> comcast is partnering with 1000 community centers to create wi-fi and a list so students of low income families can ge

tomorrow as well we'll vote on kiran ahuja and the senate will have the opportunity to advance several other opportunities as the week goes on. one final matter -- despite the fact that we are now almost six months into a new administration, the sins of the previous administration are coming to light. late last week "the new york times" reported that the trump administration's justice department delivered secret subpoenas for the personal phone data of at least a dozen people tied to the house intelligence committee, including members of congress, aides, and even family members. one was a minor. this is a gross abuse of power. it's an assault on the separation of powers. the notion that any president via political appointees could manipulate our system to tap into personal data has the fingerprints of a dictatorship -- a dictatorship -- all over it. this appalling politicization of the department of justice by donald trump and his sycophants must be investigated by both the d.o.j. inspector general and by congress. former attorneys general barr and sessions and others involved must tes