the clerk: federal reserve system, lael brainard of district of columbia to be a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. mr. reid: there is a cloture motion that i would ask to be reported. 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 hereby move to bring to a close the debate of the nomination of lael brainard of the tkroebg to be a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system signed by 17 senators as follows:. reid of -- mr. reid: i ask reading -ftd names be -- reading of the names be waived, madam president. 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 move to

cloture on the nomination of lael brainard to be a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. then confirmation of jerome powell to be a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. finally on the nomination of stanley fischer who is already a member of the federal reserve, but he will be elevated to be vice chair of the board of governors. mr. president, i understand s. 2450 is at the desk due for a second reading. the president pro tempore: the clerk will read for the second time. the clerk: s. 2450, a bill to improve the access of veterans to medical services from the department of veterans affairs and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to any further proceedings. the president pro tempore: objection is heard. mr. reid: mr. president -- the president pro tempore: the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. reid: mr. president, this is landmark legislation. i so compliment senators sanders and mccain for coming to this agreement. i hope that we can move this bill expeditiously. mr. president, later today the senate will vo

lael brainard to be a member of the federal reserve system.jerome powell, member of the board of governor of the federal reserve system and stanley fischer to be vice chair of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. would the chair announce the business of the day. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:30 a.m. with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, and with the republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the majority controlling the next 30 minutes. mr. reid: i would ask that the, there be a quorum call initiated with the time charged equally. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call

the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of lael brainard of the district of columbia to be a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system, shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture cloture. the clerk: cloture motion. we the undersigned senators in according to with the provisions of rule 22 hereby move to bring to 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. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. 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 offi