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

the clerk: nomination, office of personnel management, kiran arjandas ahuja of massachusetts to be director. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. 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 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 t

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

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 urgency? because

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

ahuja's nomination, and i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. peters: mr. president, i rise to support kiran arjandas ahuja's nomination to be director of the office of personnel management or o.p.m. she is a proven leader who has the experience and commitment needed to restore confidence in o.p.m. and provide a vision for the future of the federal workforce. o.p.m. is an independent agency that supports more than two million federal employees who serve all across government. both o.p.m. and the federal workforce have faced unprecedented challenges in recent years, from attempts to dismantle the agency to a record-setting government shutdown, to the coronavirus pandemic. and, unfortunately, these challenges were made worse due to the lack of consistent and committed leadership at o.p.m. our dedicated public servants are on the front line every day, responding to the ongoing pandemic, protecting our national security and delivering vital services to the american people each and every day. the dedicate men and women who serve at o.p.m. and throughout the civil service deserve a qualified, expe

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