. >> mr. marty one other suggestion on the calendar we keep k it a running calendar and sort of to the extent we make decisions about things that need to be added so you guys keep it up to date that will be helpful for all of us. >> as we put in the memo the intention as we check in to - things happy obviously we want to keep people abbreviate. >> the next is the election of officers discussion and possible action for the president and vice chair. >> before we go to that what was the results of the draft language that had been submitted. >> sure well, so there is the draft language its straightforward the commission doesn't have to make a decision right now but certainly we'll explore a variety of the options the one thing we want to highlight is that the discussion to this point is about limiting or prohibiting contributions to ballot measure committees for general purpose committees there are actually, two separate different types of committees that can be controlled one a committee for election t

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mr. president, senators should expect a roll call vote on the marti nomination on 5:30 on monday with other nominations in the stack but going by voice vote. if there's no further business to come before the senate i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on friday, march 6. >> the house foreign affairs committee held a hearing today. whether the us will send military aid. they heard from the assistant secretary of state for european and eurasian affairs recently returned from a trip to that region. this this is about two hours. >> ambassador, welcome. this hearing we will come to order, and our topic today is ukraine under siege. ukraine is under siege by russia at this moment. unfortunately the response to russian aggression by the administration has been quite a bit. a a year ago russia invaded and seized crimea. some thought that vladimir putin would stop there. not so. last april there was a delegation led to ukraine. we travel to the russian speaking east with eight members of the delegation. we went in.

mr. cruise are false and defamatory and highly damaging. they are vicious lies. john travolta is the other sort of most famous member. this guy marty he plays a crucial role in your film. he was high up and left and is now telling the stories. tell me about him. >> she an impressive person. he rose very high up. he was much rewarded. i believe he received an l. ron hubbard medal that is almost never given out for meritous service. he was very high in the church. they claim that he is a self-confessed liar. in part that's true. he lied on behalf of the church of scientology as part of their dirty tricks and fair game fair game is the phrase they use to describe how when there's a critic of scientology, anything you do to discredit or december troy them is fair game. but marty raf lan was most importantly the guy who was behind the fight to get the tax exemption back in 1993. it was a brutal campaign. >> that was a make-or-break moment for the church. when the irs informs them they owe $1 billion. they have $2 million the bank it is an extential question about whether they will be classified as a tax exempt organization or not. >> th

mr. vitter: i ask unanimous consent to end the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. the question now occurs on the marti nomination. mr. vitter: i 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. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not on this vote, the yeas are 92, the nays are zero. the nomination is confirmed. question now occurs on the lee nomination. there's no further debate, all those in favor say aye. all those opposed? the yeas appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. question now occurs on the hall nomination. if there is know no further debate, all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. question now occurs on the tonsager nomination. if there is no further debate, all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed