mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. mr. sullivan, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez, masto, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. mr. risch, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. coons, aye. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. leigh, no. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. ricketts, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. cruz, no. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. mr. manchin, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 83. and the nays are 11. the nomination is confi

mr. carper, aye. mr. cotton, no. mr. marshall, no. mr. schatz, aye. mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. mr. thune, no. mr. moran, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. mr. sanders, aye. mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, no. mr. mullin, no. mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. mr. lee, no. mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. young, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 53, the nays are 44. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. t

mr. carper, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. mr. graham, no. mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. thune, no. ms. smith, aye. mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. mr. booker, aye. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. mr. risch, no. the clerk: ms. collins, no. mr. manchin, aye. mr. braun, no. mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. mr. wyden, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. mr. capito, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. bennet, aye. mr. sullivan, no. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. cortez masto, aye. mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mr. tuberville, no. mr. grassley, no. ms.ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. mr. young, no. ms. -- the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. barasso, no. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. r

mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mrs. feinstein. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wy

mr. carper, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. ms. rosen, aye. mr. cruz, aye. ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. sanders, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. paul, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 96. the nays are 1. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. 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 the nomination of executive calendar number 249, general eric m. smith for appointment as commandant of the marine corps, an appointment in the united states marine corps to the grade indicated while assigned to aption of porns and responsibili

mr. carper, no. mr. hoeven, aye. ms. collins, aye. mr. cruz, aye. mr. merkley, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, no. the clerk: ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, no. mr. reed, no. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. mrs. capito. aye. mr. mullin, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, no. the clerk: mr. casey, no. vote: the clerk: mrs. cornyn, aye. ms. klobuchar, no. mr. durbin, no. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, no. ^. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mrs. shaheen, no. mr. young, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. wyden, no. the clerk: ms. warren, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, no. ms. cortez masto, no. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mr. king, no. the clerk: mr. markey, no. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin, no. mr. boozman, aye. mr. tuberville, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, no. mr. sullivan, aye. mr. peters, no. mr. kel

mr. carper, aye.mr. coons, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. mrs. murray, aye. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. daines, aye. mr. sullivan, no. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. mr. cramer, aye. mr. blument, aye. -- mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. lee, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. mr. kaine, aye. mr. braun, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. mr. cruz, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, aye. mr. grassley, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. mr. warnock, aye. mr. risch, aye. ms. warren, aye. claip --. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. mr. hoeven, aye. mr. reed, aye. the

mr. carper, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. mr. barrasso, no. mr. hoeven, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr. bring to a close man -- mr.. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. mr. reed, aye. mrs. feinstein, aye. mr. sullivan, no. mr. fetterman, aye. mr. schumer, aye. mrs. murray, aye. mrs. fischer, no. mr. heinrich, aye. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: cortez masto, aye. mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mr. manchin, aye. mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, no. the clerk: mr. budd, no. mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. vote: the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. du

mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, aye. mr. tuberville, no. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. mr. kennedy, aye. mr. padilla, aye. ms. rosen, aye. mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. preerts -- mr. peters, aye. mr. hagerty, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. vance vote: the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. : vote: the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 89. the nays are 8. the motion is agreed to. the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. tuberville: mr. president, two hours ago senator schumer announced that we will be voting on the commander of the marine corps, army chief of staff, and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. it's about time. i've called for individual votes on these nominees for almost six months. instead of voting, democrats have spent months complaining about having to vote. they want us to use floor time for things like liberal judges like the one we confirmed a couple of hours ago

mr. carper, aye. mr. lee, no. mr. sanders, aye. mr. tuberville, no. mr. kelly, aye. mr. peters, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. risch, no. ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. mrs. blackburn, no. mrs. fischer, no. mrs. capito, aye. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. coons, aye. mrs. britt, no. mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, aye. mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. vote: vote: the clerk: mr. markey, aye. mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. ms. rosen, aye. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. rubio, aye. ms. lummis, no. mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr.

mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. romney, no. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. schumer, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. hucken looper, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. mr. rounds, aye. mr. coons, aye. mrs. capito, no. mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. ms. ernst, no. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. plicts -- mr. mr. ricketts, no. mr. tillis, no. ms. collins, aye. mr. thune, no. mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. vote

mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr.etterman, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. mr. cruz, no. mr. cardin, aye. vote: vote: the clerk: mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. blum, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. wicker, no. mr. rounds, no. mr. mullin, no. mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. mr. durbin, aye. mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. menendez, aye. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, no. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. romney, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. cotton, no. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. tillis, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. vance, no. mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: klobuchar -- ms. klo. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, no. t

mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mrs. feinstein, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. mr. moran, aye. mr. lee, no. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. mr. merkley, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. mrs. fischer, aye. mrs. britt, aye. mr. cornyn, aye. mr. grassley, aye. mr. thune, aye. mrs. capito, aye. ms. warren, aye. ms. stabenow, aye, ms. ernst, aye. mr. tillis, aye. mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, aye. mr. lankford, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. ms. lummis, no. ms. hirono, aye. mr. tuberville, no. mr. rubio, aye. mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. ms. hassan, aye. mr. kennedy, aye u ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. crapo, aye. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, aye. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. mr

mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, aye. the clerk: mr. . mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, aye. mr. cramer, aye. mr. featherman, aye. mr. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. mr. hawley, no. mr. wicker, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, aye. mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. mr. king, aye. mr. bennet, aye. mr. crapo -- the clerk: mr. crapo, aye. mr. risch, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. cot cot -- mr. cotton, aye. mr. menendez, aye. mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. mr. scott of south carolina, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. vote: the clerk: mr. paul, aye. the clerk: mrs. feinstein, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 91, the nays are 7. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: calendar number

mr. carper: good afternoon, madam president. i'm here today to urge our senate colleagues to join me in considering the confirmation of two excellent people to serve on the postal regulatory commission which is the governing body for the u.s. postal service. robert todd, currently a commissioner, seeking to reconfirm him, and also thomas day, who has come through our homeland security governmental afirst committee and i think unanimously recommended for a position on the public service commission. both of them have spent literally decades. mr. tabb served on the commission since 2011 and actually served as chairman for, i think, more than six years. mr. day has spent over 35 years at the postal service. 35 years at the postal service. and other service, as i recall, in uniform for our country. i'd like to add we have unanimously confirmed mr. tabb not once but twice previously and there is no doubt he served our country well. i want to share three stories with you, a little bit about the history and importance of the postal serv

mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, blumenthal, brown, cantwell, capito, cardin, carper, casey, collins, cortez masto, hassan, heinrich, hirono, king, klobuchar, markey, murray, ossoff, padilla, peters, reed, rounds, sanders, schatz, shaheen, sinema, smith, stabenow, tester, van hollen, welch, wyden, and young. in the negative, barrasso, braun, britt, budd, cassidy, cornyn, cotton, cramer, crapo, cruz, ernst, fischer, grassley, hoven, hyde-smith, kennedy, lankford, lee, lummis, marshall, paul, ricketts, risch, schmitt, scott of florida, sullivan, thune, tillis, tuberville, vance, and wicker. mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. wasn't, aye mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. mr. menendez, aye. mr. romney, no. the clerk: mrs. feinstein, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. is the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. graham, no. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. ms. rosen, aye. mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. daines, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: m

mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. scott of of flor, no. mr. budd, no. mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. graham, no. mrs. britt, no. vote: the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. cotton, no. ms. ernst, no. mrs. fischer, no. mr. johnson, no. mr. mullin, no. mr. barrasso, no. mrs. capito aye. mr. thune, no. mr. sullivan, no. mr. ricketts, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. crapo, no. mr. hagerty, no. mr. young, no. mr. daines, no. mrs. blackburn, no. mr. braun, no. mr. vance, no. mr. marshall, no. mr. wicker, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. kennedy, no. mr. cramer, no. mr. tillis, no. mr. lankford, no. mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. risch, no. mr. boozman, no. mr. lee, no. ms. murkowski, no. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mrs. capito, no. mr. hoeven, no. mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. romney, no. vote: the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. cassidy, no. vote: vote: vote: the clerk: ms. smith, ay