mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the inhofe substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. . mcconnell: i know of no fuher debate on the bill, a amended. the presiding officer: if there is no further debate, the question is on passage of the bill as amended. all in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill as amended is passed. mr. mcconnell: i asknanimous consent the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: suggest the absence of a quorum. the presidg officer: the clerk will call the roll. quor call: orum call: the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: isk unanimous consent that the qrum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: now, mr. president, tomorrow the senate will vote on the nomination of judy shelton to serve on the board of governors of the federal reserve. her views are extreme

mr. inhofe: thank you. i ask unanimous consent that the be recognized in morning business for such time as i shall consume. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: last week, madam president, while most of the world was focused on our elections -- myself included -- and the pending results, a very significant action was taken place halfway around the world in western sahara. morocco chose that time, likely purposely chose that time when everyone was occupied with other things to threaten to push back on protests by western saharan on their own land. these are the protesters. these are people that own the land, have been there for generations. and are protesting the problems that they have with morocco trying to eject them from their land. it seems civil but -- civil witt you have to remember how we got here. while the status of the sahara people is still in question and what we need to do to create a lasting solution. so how we got here as west africa was being decolonized, western sahara was