mr. van hollen: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. van hollen: thank you, madam president. later this week, the full senate will take up and vote on the nomination of judge ketanji brown jackson to be an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. over the last several weeks, the congress and the country and indeed the world have gotten to know judge jackson. we have learned about her broad life experience, her exceptional career, her deep love of the law. judge jackson endured a verbal marathon of intense questioning from members of the judiciary committee. she endured challengeing and sometimes specious lines of questioning from some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, but through it all she shined. she approached every moment of the hearing with grace, with wisdom, and with brilliance. her good judgment and sharp mind were on full display for all to see. she was unshakeable, she was inspiring. if confirmed she will make history as the first black woman to s

mr. van hollen? >> ay. >> mr. warner? mr. warner, i. -- ay. ms. warren? ms. warren, i. mr. wicker? no. mr. wyden? mr. wyden, ay. wister young? mr. young, no. minister graham? no. >> having secured the majority for confirmation, the senate volunteered for about 15 minutes to allow senator rand paul to register his vote. >> mr. paul? mr. paul, no. >> on this boat, -- vote, the ays are 53, the nace are 47. this nomination is confirmed. >> [applause] >> under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will immediately be notified of the senate's actions. >> madam president, very happily, i note the absence of a core of. >> [laughter] >> [no audio] -- [applause] >> the senate has confirmed ketanji brown jackson to be the first african-american woman to sit on the u.s. supreme court. here's a tweet from the white house showing the nominee and president biden watching the senate bill on c-span two. it reads "judge jackson's confirmation was a historic moment for our nation. we have taken another step forward. she will be an incred

mr. van hollen: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. esident, i ask unanimous consent that the senate consider the following nomination, calendar number 659, katherine vidal to be under secretary of congress to be director of the united states patent and trademark office. that the senate vote on the nomination without intervening action or debate. the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. that any statements related to the nomination be printed in the record. that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of commerce, katherine vidal, of california, to be secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the united states patent and trademark office. the presiding officer: the question occurs on the nomination. all those in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. mr. van hollen: madam president, i ask unanimous

mr. van hollen, aye. mr. warner, aye. mr. warnock, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. mr.

mr. van hollen, aye. mr. warner, aye. mr. warnock, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. wicker, no. mr. young, no. mr. graham, no . >> you're watching an historic moment on capitol hill. we're waiting for the final vote from the senate to confirm judge ketanji br ketanji brown jackson as the first black woman to join that body. >> we just heard all the yeas and nays there called out, and three republicans have crossed the aisle, basically, to vote with democrats in terms of supporting her nomination. >> yeah, in the 232 years of the supreme court, this will be -- if she's confirmed, and she is expected to be -- the first time in the history of the supreme court that white males will not make up the majority of the court. we know that there are three republicans who joined with democrats, senators murkowski, collins, and romney. final vote expected to be, of course, we are waiting for that to be announced. 53-47. >> we just heard lindsey graham there opt not to vote for her, though he recently voted for her nomination on the federal bench. but you know, obviously, it's a

mr. van hollen. mr. van hollen, aye. missed their warner, aye. mr. warnock. mr. warnock, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. whitehouse pic. mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. wicker. mr. wicker, no. mr. biden, aye. mr. young. mr. young, no. mr. graham. mr. graham, no.