mr. daines: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that it be in order to call up the following amendments to amendment number 3399, moran, 3433, udall 3414. i further ask consent that at 2:30 p.m. on wednesday, july 25, the senate vote in relation to the moran and udall amendments in the order listed and that there be no second-degree amendments in order to the amendments prior to the votes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. daines: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 10:00 a.m. wednesday, july 25. further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day and morning business be closed. further, that following leader remarks, the senate resume consideration of h.r. 6147. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. daines: if there is no further business to come before the senat

mr. president. this is another step in the right direction. senator alexander, vice chairman leahy and i will have a strong slate of conferees joining us. on the republican side, senators bozeman, daines, and lankford. on the democratic side, senators feinstein, schatz, and murphy. our objective will be to build upon the momentum we generated here in the senate by urging the same type of bipartisan cooperation in the conference. we will aim to return to the senate floor hopefully sooner than later with a conference report that reflects bipartisan agreement and merits the support of our colleagues. it is, mr. president, i believe the right thing to do for the american people. whatever partisan fights may ensue in the coming weeks, i believe, mr. president, that the appropriations process should not suffer those wounds and we should continue our hope and work. thus far it's been i am immune from such -- immune from such a fate. it is my hope that we continue on that path. that will be our goal in this conference committee it. i hope others will join us. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: we are not. the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

mr. daines: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. daines: mr. president, i live in a state, state of montana, that has a northern border. i.c.e. agents keep our border secure and i want to thank them for the very important work they are doing. far too many people are coming into our country illegally and putting the safety and security of american citizens at risk. in fact, in montana, the effects of unsecure borders are very personal. all across our state, communities this moment are torn apart by the meth and opioids that are trafficked through the southern border. in fact, just last year, i.c.e. seized nearly 50 tons of narcotics, nearly a million pounds of heroin, fentanyl, and other deadly drugs that criminals and cartels are smuggling into our country. at a time when america is suffering from a drug epidemic, how many more lives will be lost if i.c.e. agents were not protecting our borders? and how many more innocent americans would be harmed or murdered if we did not have i.c.e. agents to arrest illegal immigrants with criminal conviction

mr. daines: mr.president, i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the provisions of rule 22, all postcloture time on executive calendar 595 be considered expired at 2:25 p.m. and the senate immediately vote on the nomination. if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the president be immediately tphoeufld of the senate's -- notified of the senate's action and following disposition of the nomination the senate vote on cloture on the oldham nomination. the presiding officer: without objection. under the previous order, the senate stands in recess until senate stands in recess until >> up next here on c-span2, a co

daines, leahy, feinstein, schatz and murphy. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will resume executive session. the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: i have 11 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mrs. capito: thank you, mr. president. i want to take a few moments to talk what i believe is an excellent choice president trump made monday and that is in selecting judge bret kavanaugh -- brett kavanaugh to fill the supreme court vacancy. his credentials is well suited for the supreme court. he excelled as an undergraduate and law student at yale and clerked for justice kennedy, the man he would replace, along being a clerk for the federal appeal court judges. he served in a critical position in president george w. bush's administration, and beyond his resume is respect and effectiveness. he is highly regarded by his colleagues on the federal judiciary, and i think that says a lot about his potential and his character in terms of potential to become a supreme court justice. he is also impressed other