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. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, booker, butler, cantwell, casey, cassidy, collins, coons, duckworth, hassan, hickenlooper, hirono, lujan, menendez, peters, smith, sullivan, tester, warner, warren, whitehouse, and wyden. mr. car

mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 65, the nays are 35, three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to to and the point of order falls. mr. schumer: mr. president, may we have a little order. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. mr. schumer: mr. president -- the presiding officer: the senate is not in order. the senate will be in order. mr. schumer: mr. president, thank you. for the 62nd year in a row the senate is passing our national defense authorization act, one of the most important bills we work on each year to protect the american people, ensure our long-term security. at a time of huge trouble for global security, pafth defense authorization bill is more important than ever. it will ensure america can hold the line against russia, stand firm against the chinese communist party -- mr. president, may we have order, please. the presiding officer: senators will take their conversations off

mr. hagerty: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. hagerty: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my colleague from virginia, senator kaine. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hagerty: mr. president, i'm here today to discuss worrying developments in mexico, one of the united states' most important international partners and our neighbor to the south. the nearly 2,000-mile border that our nations share both winds us -- binds us together and presents a series of challenges, including illegal migration, drug trafficking and human trafficking. as we work through those difficult issues, a robust economic relationship has provided a firm foundation to strengthen and stabilize our efforts with an eye toward the future. the innovative u.s.-mexico-canada agreement, or usmca, deepened the connection between our economies, such that mexico is now one of our largest and most strategic trading partners. however, actions over the past two yea

mr. hagerty, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. booker, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. hoeven, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. mr. warnock, aye. mr. daines, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. mr. king, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. vote: the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 82, the nays are 15. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: the chair lays -- the presiding officer: the chair lays before the senate the following. the clerk: the committee on conference on the disagreeing votes on the two houses on the amendment of the senate to the bill h.r. 2670 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities so forth and for other purposes, having met, have agreed that the house received from its disagreement to the amendment of the senate and agree to the same with an amendment and the senate agreed to the same. signed by a majority of the conferees on the part of both houses. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motio

mr. hagerty, no. mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. grassley, no. mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. mr. daines, no. mrs. fischer, no. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. vote: the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 6 3, the nays are 37 and the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to co

mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. mr. carper, aye. mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mr.e clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. vote: the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. vote: roll c vote: the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 61, the nays are 29. 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. mr. durbin: mr. president, i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. those opposed, nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. durbin: i move to proceed to calendar number 304. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. those opposed, nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, jerry edwards, jr., of loui

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. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- booker, brown, butler, capito, cardin, casey, cassidy, duckworth, durbin, fetterman, grassley, hirono, johnson, kaine, klobuchar, manchin, murray, padilla, ricketts, schumer, police. senators voting in th

mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. menendez. mr. mcconnell. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. daines. 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. -- mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. vote: the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative, bennet, booker, cardin, durbin, hickenlooper, lujan, ossoff, padilla, rosen, smith, and welch. senators voting in the negative, boozman, ernst, lee, marshall, paul, scott of south carolina, thune, and tillis. mr. schatz, aye. mr. crapo, no. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye.

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mrs. gillibrand, aye. senators voting in the negative -- barasso, brawn, budd, cotton, crapo, cruz, daines, ernst, fischer, grassley, hagerty, hawley, hyde-smith, johnson, kennedy, lee, lummis, mcconnell, mullin, hall, ricketts -- paul, ricketts, risch, scott of florida, vance, and young. mrs. murray, aye. mr. thune, aye. mrs. britt, no. mr. schatz, aye. ms. rosen, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. ay. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 63. the nays are 32. the motion is agreed to. the presi