mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, aye. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. vot: vote: the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: miss ernst, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. mr. barrasso, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas a 92, the nays are 1. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mammogram, i have eight requests for

mr. van hollen, aye. mr. capito, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. bennet, aye. mr. sullivan, no. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. cortez masto, aye. mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mr. tuberville, no. mr. grassley, no. ms.ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. mr. young, no. ms. -- the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. barasso, no. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. mr. budd, no. ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. mr. vance, no. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. tillis, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, no. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. mr. menendez, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 50. the nays ar

mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. mr. sanders, aye. mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, no. mr. mullin, no. mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. mr. lee, no. mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. young, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 53, the nays are 44. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a

mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- bennet, cardin, carper, duckworth, hassan, heinrich, hirono, markey, murphy, padilla, rosen, schatz, smith, tester, van hollen, warnock, and wyden. mr. reed, aye. mr. warner, aye. mr. kaine, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford. senators voting in the negative -- cassidy, coos ton, cramer, graham, hyde-smith, lankford,. mr. mullin:en and paul. -- mullin and paul. isthank you the clerk: mr. peters, aye. mr. tillis, no. mr. kelly, aye. mr. crapo, no. mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. ms. baldwin, aye. mr. vance, no. mr. schmidt, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. menendez, aye. mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. the clerk: mr. daines, no. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. mrs. britt, no. mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. mr. tuberville, no. mr. hoeven,, no. the clerk

mr. van hollen, aye. mr. marshall, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. mr. vance, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the presiding officer: the very is 96 yea, zero nay. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, marine corps, general eric smith for appointment as commandant of the marine corps and appointment in the united states marine corps to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, usc, section 61 61601 and 8043, to be general. mr. cruz: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: mr. president, since 1790, the coast guard, our nation's oldest continuous sea-going service, has been the world's premier force in maritime safety, security, and stewardship. guided by its core values of honor, respect, and devotion to duty, the coast guard is a symbol of r

mr. van hollen, aye. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: ms.tez masto, aye. mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mr. crapo, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. barrasso, no. ms. murkowski, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. booker, aye. mrs. britt, no. mr. boozman, no. mr. paul, no. ms. hassan, aye. mrs. ossoff, aye. mr. brown, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. ms. lummis, no, mr. welch, aye, mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, no. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. vance, no. mr. rounds, aye. 444 the clerk: ms. warren, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: mr.

mr. van hollen, no. the clerk: ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, no. mr. reed, no. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. mrs. capito. aye. mr. mullin, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, no. the clerk: mr. casey, no. vote: the clerk: mrs. cornyn, aye. ms. klobuchar, no. mr. durbin, no. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, no. ^. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mrs. shaheen, no. mr. young, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. wyden, no. the clerk: ms. warren, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, no. ms. cortez masto, no. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mr. king, no. the clerk: mr. markey, no. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin, no. mr. boozman, aye. mr. tuberville, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, no. mr. sullivan, aye. mr. peters, no. mr. kelly, no. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. grassley, aye. mr. warnock, no. mr.

mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. crapo, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. marshall, no. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. mr. paul, no. mr. lee, no. ms. cortez-masto, aye. mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. mr. lankford, no. ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mrs. feinstein, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. barrasso, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. mrs. capito, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. romney, no. mr. hagerty, no. mr. fetterman, aye. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. daines, no. mr. schatz, aye. mr. kelly, aye. mr. tillis, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. grassley, no. mr. welch, aye. mr. hoeven, no. mrs. gillibrand, aye. ms. ernst, no. mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. mr. cot cotton, no. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. mr. braun, no. the clerk: ms. duckwort

mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no.mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the presiding officer: the motion is agreed to. on this, the the yeas are 49,e motion is agreed to. under the previous order, the under the previous order, the this morning they voted to confirm philip jeffeon to be vice chair of the board of governors of the federal reserve system andt took a procedural vote on win well conscious of a gwynne wilcox to supranational labor relations board. a final vote on her nomination will be held at 2:15 p.m. when they they return from the recess. follow live live senate coe on c-span2. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more including mediacom. >> at mediacom we believe that whether you live here or right here, or when out in the middle of anywhere you should have access to fast reliable internet. that's why we are leading the way to taking you to gingery. >> mediacom supports c-span is

mr. van hollen, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. mr. scott of florida, aye. mr. johnson, aye. senators voting in the negative negative -- blackburn, marshall. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mr. cramer, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. mr. kaine, aye. mr. lankford, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. ms. duckworth, aye. mr. young, aye. mr. thune, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. cornyn, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mrs. blackburn, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. mr. romney, aye. mr. sanders, aye. mr. wyden, aye. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mrs. capito, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. braun, no. mr. welch, aye. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, aye. mr. mullin, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, aye. ms. cantwell, a

mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, blumenthal, cantwell, cardin, coons jicialtiond, -- gillibrand, hickenlooper, kelly, lujan, menendez, merkley, peters, shaheen, smith, tester, van hollen, warren, and welch. senators voting in the negative -- blackburn, braun, britt, capito, cassidy, cotton, cramer, crapo, daines, grassley, hawley, johnson, kennedy, lankford, lee, marshall, mcconnell, mullin, paul, ricketts, risch, romney, rubio, and vance. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. ms. collins, aye. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. mr. barrasso, no. mr. hoeven, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr. bring to a close man -- mr.. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. mr. reed, aye. mrs. feinstein, aye. mr. sullivan, no. mr. fetterman, aye. mr. schumer, aye. mrs. murray, aye. mrs. fischer, no. mr. heinrich, aye. mr. warnock, aye. t

mr. van hollen, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: ms.aye. mr. boozman, aye. mr. king, aye. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. vote: vote: the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. mrs. britt, no. mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. mr. cramer, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. vot: vote: the clerk: mr. coons, aye. vote: the clerk: the yeas are 77, the nays are 19 and the motion is agreed to. the majority leader. mr. schumer: very glad to see that cloture was adopted by a very large, bipartisan majority. this shows we can work together, even with our differences, for the betterments of the country

mr. van hollen, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, aye. mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. vote: vote: the clerk: mr. markey, aye. mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. ms. rosen, aye. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. rubio, aye. ms. lummis, no. mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. mcconnell, aye. mr. boozman, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. grassley, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: cortez masto, aye. vote: the presiding officer: the clerk: mrs. feinstein, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, the ayes are 76, the nays are 22. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: calendar number 211, h.r. 3935, an act to amend title 49, united states code, to reauthorize

mr. van hollen, aye. mr. schmitt, no. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. graham, no. mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. young, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, no. the clerk: mr. hoven, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. menendez, no. the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: -- the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 49, the nays are 44. and the motion is agreed to. mr. menendez: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: mr. president, i rise to speak about a horrific set of events that are taking place in a part of the world that we could do something about. in this photo, this dead man's body is completely emaciated. the skin tight over his bones, barely covers his skeleton. bruises and scars stretch across his chest. this is not a victim at the side of the road during the armenian turks genocide. it is not a human carcass left in the wake of cambodia or serbian forces in bosnia. mr. president, it is from the human rights defender's office in carba. it is from august, only weeks ago. mr., right now

mr. van hollen, aye. mr. blum, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. wicker, no. mr. rounds, no. mr.ullin, no. mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. mr. durbin, aye. mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. menendez, aye. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, no. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. romney, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. cotton, no. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. tillis, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. vance, no. mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: klobuchar -- ms. klo. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, no. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 49. the nays are 48. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. mr. schumer: i enter a motion to reconsider. the presiding officer: the motion is entered. mr. schumer: madam president. the

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 -- bozeman, brown, cantwell, cassidy, cot continue, duckworth duckworth, brand, markey, reid, ricketts, tester, vance, welch. senators voting in the negative -- , paul, sullivan. ms. collins, aye. mr. warner, aye. mr. lujan, aye. mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mrs. feinstein, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. mr. moran, aye. mr. lee, no. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. mr. merkley, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. mrs. fischer, aye. mrs. britt, aye. mr. cornyn, aye. mr. grassley, aye. mr. thune, aye. mrs. capito, aye. ms. warren, aye. ms. stabenow, aye, ms. ernst, aye. mr. tillis, aye. mr. budd, aye

mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. vote: the clerk: mr. paul, aye. the clerk: mrs. feinstein, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 91, the nays are 7. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: calendar number 198, h.r. 4366, an act for making appropriations for military construction and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i call up substitute amendment 1092. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from new york mr. is schumer for in ms. collins and mrs. murray propose amendment 1092. mr. schumer: i ask to dispense with the further reading of the amendment. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from washington. mrs. murray: i have an amendment at the desk to the substitute. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from washington, mrs. murray, proposes amendment numbered 1205 to amendment 1092. mrs. murray: i ask to dispense with further readi

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, blumenthal, brown, cantwell, capito, cardin, carper, casey, collins, cortez masto, hassan, heinrich, hirono, king, klobuchar, markey, murray, ossoff, padilla, peters, reed, rounds, sanders, schatz, shaheen, sinema, smith, stabenow, tester, van hollen, welch, wyden, and young. in the negative, barrasso, braun, britt, budd, cassidy, cornyn, cotton, cramer, crapo, cruz, ernst, fischer, grassley, hoven, hyde-smith, kennedy, lankford, lee, lummis, marshall, paul, ricketts, risch, schmitt, scott of florida, sullivan, thune, tillis, tuberville, vance, and wicker. mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. wasn't, aye mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. mr. menendez, aye. mr. romney, no. the clerk: mrs. feinstein, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. is the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. graham, no. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. wa

mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senator, voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, blumenthal, cardin, cassidy. cortez masto. duckworth, hassan, heinrich, hirono, kaine, lujan, markey, menendez, padilla, peters, reed, rosen, smith, tester, warner, warren, whitehouse, and wyden. mr. bennet, aye. senators voting in the negative -- budd, crapo, moran, tuberville, and vance. mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. paul, no. mr. tillis, no. ms. stabenow, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. mr. graham, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. romney, no. mr. cornyn, no. mr. cruz, no. mr. grassley, no. mrs. fischer, no. mr. cotton, no. mrs. britt, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. schatz, aye. mr. carper, aye. mr. lee, no. mr. lankford, no. mr. cramer, no. mr. ossoff, aye. mr. cassidy, no. mrs. blackburn, no. mr. rounds, no. mr. wicker, no. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. thune, no. mrs. capito, no. mr. barrasso, no. mr. ricketts, no. mr. hoeven, no. mr

mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. vote: the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- blumenthal, carper, casey, collins, coons, duckworth, gillibrand, lujan, manchin, ossoff, smith, tester, van hollen, wyden. senators voting in the negative -- blackburn, crapo, 450eud smith, johnson, lankford, lee, mullin, rubio, scott of florida, vance, wicker. mr. kennedy, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. hickenlooper, aye. mrs. feinstein, aye. ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. mr. cornyn, no. mr. welch, aye. ms. sinema, aye. mr. paul, no. mr. markey, aye. mr. warner, aye. mr. ricketts, no. mrs. capito, no. ms. cortez masto, aye. mr. daines, no. mr. cassidy, no. mrs. murray, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. ms. ernst, no. mr. durbin, aye. mr. booker, aye. mr. schatz, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mr. thune, no. ms. baldwin, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. mr. budd, no. mr. car

mr. chairman. >> thank you. senator van hollen. >> thank you, mr. chairman and thank all of you forch your testimony today and to do want to start by applauding president biden and the biden administration for striking the aukus agreement to begin with. i think it's a very important move. it -- and achieving our goal of achieving a free and open indo-pacific and i agree with the germans remarks that we should move forward expeditiously and implement it -- chairman's bill -- for the delay will undermine our credibility both in terms of the judgment also with partners that we enter into agreements with so i hope we can overcome the current delay on that front. i also support the idea of streamlining export control provisions with respect to these two allies. also share the chairman svinicki you that i should be accompanied by the highest standards with respect to protect -- chairman's bill view. would be very important that these two partners, uk and australia adopt very strong export controls. as has been said we need to make sure that ours ours as s

mr. van hollen, aye. ms. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. mrs. shaheen, aye. ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. mr. bennet, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. scott of of flor, no. mr. budd, no. mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. graham, no. mrs. britt, no. vote: the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. cotton, no. ms. ernst, no. mrs. fischer, no. mr. johnson, no. mr. mullin, no. mr. barrasso, no. mrs. capito aye. mr. thune, no. mr. sullivan, no. mr. ricketts, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. crapo, no. mr. hagerty, no. mr. young, no. mr. daines, no. mrs. blackburn, no. mr. braun, no. mr. vance, no. mr. marshall, no. mr. wicker, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. kennedy, no. mr. cramer, no. mr. tillis, no. mr. lankford, no. mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. risch, no. mr. boozman, no. mr