mr. whitehead is the first judicial nominee by president biden to have a physical disability. now if confirmed he will be one of only a handful of federal judges with a disclosed disability. jamal whitehead is well prepared to serve the u.s. district court for the western district of washington. this is a historic confirmation. i hope my colleagues will support mr. whitehead's nomination to our federal court. i thank the president and i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: number one in a joint meeting with senator schumer, the only time we met together, he lectured us about inflation reduction act last summer and subsidies for electric cars and in addition, almost out of body experience, not producing more energy ourselves which was interesting coming from the left and center chancellor. if you call your own politics, the russian invasion has completely changed the view in germany about energy necessity and decoupling from russia. the other observation is we were in the middle east and abraham ac

whitehead, of washington, to be united states district judge for the western district of washington. mr. schumer: i ask that the reading of the names be waived. the presiding mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: all in favor say aye. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 14. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. opposed, nay. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, a r a -- mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. 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 bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 14, oalg oalg to be united states district judge for the district of california. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. opposed, nay. the motion is agreed to. mr. sch