culture today we discuss our opinions and the future prospects for that of course to get to with mr president fischer we've also discussed international issues which my colleague has just brought up including the dramatic events in ukraine with our opinions that may be in line with each other on some issues and we differ on others but one thing we. agree on is that we need not only to talk about the violence in ukraine but actually making that happen. unfortunately in four months that i've just received and you go to the every port just now that there is fighting. unfolding right now in the town of slavyansk. has been a landed there and there is there have already been casualties which of course is bad news. we. will definitely. intention on the part of the korean government and president. to get some results in ending the violence and i agree with mr president let's see that's a long standing still is not a lot. not only be speaking about which is far. about. arrangements. the warring parties. finally i would like to think mr president. your government of austria for their hospitality like i said i

finally upon disposition of the fischer nomination the senate resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: so, mr. president, there will be a series of votes at noon tomorrow and another series at 1:45 p.m. tomorrow. if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask the senate stand in adjournment. the presiding officer: the the presiding officer: the this is a common sense bill that would help more than 500-2000 but minnesota's who have student at. that is a lot of people. student debt has become a macro economic issue and in our country. you can refinance a home on. you can refinance a car loan, you can refinance business debt. why not allow the 44 million people in america to refinance their student at? i have been doing college affordability round tables from the moment i got into the senate. it is very different for people now than it was when i went to college. i met my wife my freshman year of college. she lost her father when she was 18 months old leaving her mom widowed with five children aged 29. every one of those kids has made it into the middle class. my

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 vote to confirm a man by the name of richard boulware to be a district court trial judge for the state of nevada. a remarkable man, he is. extremely smart, and he's a very talented lawyer. he's from las vegas. his father was one of the first -- i think he was the first neurologist to come to

system, stanley fischer of new york to be vice chairman of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. mr. reid: there is a cloture motion i ask to be reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. cloture motion cloture motion we the -- the clerk: we hereby move to bring to a close 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 as follows. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names be waived. 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 ask unanimous consent we proceed to a period of morning business with senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to s. res. 468. the presiding