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

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

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