mr. bastian. i thank the chair. madam president, i yield the floor, and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that following disposition of the levy nomination, the senate proceed to consideration of calendar number 711, that there be two minutes for debate equally divided between the two leaders or their designees prior to vote on a confirmation of that nomination. further, that notwithstanding rule 22, on thursday, may 1, at 11:00 a.m., the senate proceed to executive session to vote on cloture nominations to calendar number 591 and 575 and 592. that if cloture is invoked on any of these nominations, all postcloture time be expired at 1:45 p.m. the senate proceed then to vote on confirmation of calendar number 591 and then 592 and then 730 and 701. further, that o

this is district attorney spokesperson alex bastian >> he is facing three felony driving under the influence. >> reporter: the you have any comment mrklan? mr. quinn? >> >> reporter: quinn did not enter a plea in court the case has been continued. the motorcycle is injured in the crash filed a civil suit against the city. >> reporter: here in san francisco to reseal x down seal. terescia >> pam: and dublin police have released the surveillance pictures of a man who robbed a shell gas station last week. and had been ondougherty wrote right before midnight. the suspect entered the gas station with a black back, baseball bat and red plastic gas can derrick he threatened the court to bar the station doubt if he did not give him money. the suspect later fled the scene in a for fusion with an unknown amount of cash. >> pam: santa cruz police are arrested on that all lee abdi cabdriver accused of kidnapping and sexual assault. police say on friday, he picked up a woman in watsonville who was struck a pastel. abdi, reportedly took her to a santa cruz hotel where he assaulted her and stole her money. investigators say they have surveillance

the clerk: stanley allen bastian of washington to be united states district judge. mr. reid: mr. president, i have a cloture motion i ask to be reported. 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 hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of stanley allen bastian of washington to be united states district judge for the eastern district of washington signed by 18 senators as follows. reid of nevada, leahy, tester, boxer, schumer, durbin, casey, coons, rockefeller, levin, cantwell, nelson, whitehouse, murphy, murray, udall of new mexico and king. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. without objection. mr. reid: might have to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in faye say aye. all -- all in favor say aye. opposed nay. the motion carries. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar

mr. bastian on the federal bench. in today's political atmosphere, that is as strong an endorsement as i can think of. he has nearly 30 years of litigation experience. he's a fellow in the american college of trial lawyers. he is chairman of equal justice coalition. and throughout his career, he served the washington bar first as a member of the board of governors and eventually as president. he has practiced in both state and federal court, tried hundreds of cases, including civil and criminal cases and jury and bench trials. mr. president, our system of government is at its best when good people step up to the plate and are willing to serve, and throughout his legal career, stan bastian has done just that. so i am here to express my support and urge our colleagues to do the same. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: without objection, all time is yielded back. under the previous order, the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: we, the undersigned senators, in accor

under the previous order there will be two minutes of debate prior tpo a vote on the bastian nomination. mr. kaine: mr. president? the presiding officer: the junior senator from virginia. mr. kaine: i ask unanimous consent that all debate time on the nomination be yielded back. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. the question is on the bastian nomination. the yeas and nays have been ordered. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote: . the presiding officer: any senators wishing to cast their vote? the ayes are 95, the nays are 0. the nomination is confirmed. the question's on the shah nomination. a senator: ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will call the roll on the shah nomination. vote: vote: the presiding officer: any senators wishing to cast their vote? the ayes are 95, the nays are zero. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the question occurs on the crabtree nomination. is there