mrs. capito, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. mr. wyden, aye. mr. barrasso, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, aye. mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. rubio, aye. the clerk: mr. grassley, aye. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. ms. hirono, aye. the the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 95, the nays are one. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, air force. first appointment as chief of staff and appointment to be general. general david w. allvin. mr. heinrich: i know of no debate on the nomination. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, the question occurs on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be o -- there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. the clerk: mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd

mrs. capito, aye. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, no. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. mr. hoeven, no. -- mr. hoeven, aye. mr. cardin, no. mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, no. mr. brown, aye. mr. schumer, no o mr. van hollen, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. mr. mullin, aye. mr. lee, aye. mr. warner, no. mr. sanders, no. mr. barrasso, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. the clerk: mrs. warren, no. mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, no. mr. daines, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 50, the nays are 48. the joint resolution is passed. under the previous order, the senate will resume executive session. 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 close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 126, monica ramirez almadani of california to be united states district judge for the central district of california, signed by

mrs. capito, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. marshall, aye. mr. tester, aye. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, aye. mrs. britt, aye. mr. murphy, aye. mr. bennet, aye. mr. boozman, aye. mr. hagerty, aye. mr. lujan, aye. mr. cornyn, aye. mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. lankford, aye. mr. merkley, aye. ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. warner, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye. mr. romney, aye. mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye.

mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr.

the clerk: mrs. capito, no. mr. romney, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. mrs. fischer, no. mr. risch, no. you the clerk: mr. cotton, no. the clerk: mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. mr. barasso, no. the clerk: mr. lummis, no. ms. ernst, no. mr. grassley, no. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. graham, no. mr. daines, no. the clerk: come thune, no. mr. thune, no. mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 50, the nays are 47. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: the judiciary, keneally could iia cato of california to be united states district judge for the central district of california. the presiding officer: the question is on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy.

blumenthal, aye, mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. romney, no.rk: mr. schatz, aye. mr. vance, no. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: 51 yeas, 47 nays, and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: equal employment opportunity commission, charlotte a. burrows of the district of columbia to be a member. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: madam president, can we vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: we're not in a quorum call. mrs. capito: then we don't need to vitiate. the presiding officer: correct. the senator is recognized. mrs. capito: thank you, madam president. i rise today really to speak on behalf of the american people that i represent, and those are my great west virginians, but americans all across the country. many, many who have been left behind in presi

mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. lee, no.the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. vance, no. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. baldwin, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. mr. whitehouse, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: ms. -- ms. hirono, a. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: ms. gillibrand, aye. mr. tester, aye. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. mr. romney, no. mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the presiding officer:ed yeas are 49. the nays are 46. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, margaret m. garnett of new york to be

mrs. capito, no. mr. kennedy, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: mr. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. menendez, aye. mr. schmitt, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, no. ms. cortez masto, aye. mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. budd , no. mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. vance, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, no. ms. ernst, no. ms. lummis, no o -- no. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. mr. rounds,

the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. mrs. blackburn, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, no. the clerk: mr.urphy, no. mr. schmitt, aye. ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. cotton, aye. mr. blumenthal, no. mr. schumer, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. the clerk: mrs. hide smith, aye. -- mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. budd, aye. mr. rubio, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, no. ms. duckworth, no. the clerk: ms. hirono, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, no. mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. : vote: the clerk: mr. welch, no. the clerk: mr. durbin, no. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 46, the nays are 51. under the previous ord requiring -- order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. the senator from washington. mrs. murray: may we have order, please? the presiding officer: order, please. mrs. murray: starting at 2:30, the following amendments are expected to b

mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr.

the clerk: mrs. capito, no. mrs. fischer, no. mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. scott of florida, no. mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. mr. schatz, aye. ms. ernst, no. mr. wicker, no. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. mr. wyden, aye. mr. romney, no. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. mr. hawley, no. mr. daines, no. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. mr. menendez, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 51, the nays are 44, and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the clerk will report the mcmillion nomination. the clerk: the judiciary, ana de alba, of california, to be united states -- brandy r.

mrs. capito, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. mr. carper, aye. ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr.hickenlooper, aye. mr. moran, aye. ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. mr. merkley, aye. mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, no. mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no o. mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. young, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. . the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 59, the nays are 32, and the motion is agreed to. mr. merkley: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: madam president, the great american laboringer, dolores -- laboringer, dolores orgta, said every organizing opportunity, and every

mrs. capito, no. mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr.phy, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. young, no. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. ms. murkowski, aye. mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. vote: the clerk: mr. romney, no. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. roll call vote vote: the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 57, the nays are 42, and the motion is agreed to. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: first, mr. president, i have a unanimous consent request that jeremy king, a secret service detailee from my office be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: with the -- if the biden administration decide

the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, aye. mrs. britt, aye. mr. whitehouse, no. the clerk: mr. barrasso, aye. mr. sullivan, aye. mr. blumenthal, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. mr. budd, aye. clerk: mr. hoeve. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. mr. brown, no. ms. baldwin, no. the clerk: mr. vance, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, aye. the clerk: ms. butler, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, no. the clerk: mr. booker, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. mr. padilla, no. ms. sinema, no. mr. murphy, no. mr. lankford, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. the clerk: ms. hassan, no. the clerk: mr. markey, no. is vote: the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: [inaudible] [inaudible] >> good afternoon, everyone. house democrats came in to this week with three principal objectives with respect continuing resolution. first, no spending cut. second, no extreme right wing policy chang

mrs. kelly johnson, members of the west virginia delegation, senator joe manchin, senator shelly capito, representativeler, chief randy moore of the chief forest service. mr. jim kaufman with the architect of the capitol and youth tree lighter fourth grade student from west virginia. ladies and gentlemen, mr. jim kaufman, from the arboretum and architect of the capitol. >> good evening. welcome to the 59th annual christmas tree lighting ceremony at the united states capitol. i am jim kaufman director of capitol grounds and arboretum at the architect of the capitol. i'm honored to be here along with the speaker of the house mr. mike johnson to light the 2023 capitol christmas tree. we're also privileged to present this year's youth christmas tree lighter ethan reese from beverly elementary in west virginia. lighting the capitol christmas tree has been a festive tradition since 1964 and one that continues this year. we're delighted to have the capitol christmas tree that west virginians and all americans can be proud of. a lot of preparation and effort goes into finding the perfect christmas tree for the

mrs. kelly johnson, member offense the west virginia delegation, senator joe manchin, senator shelley capito, representative alexander moody and representative carol miller and chief randy moore of the united states forest service. mr. jim kaufman with the architect of the capitol and youth tree lighter ethan reese, west virginia. >> ladies and gentlemen, mr. jim kaufman, director of capitol grounds at the architect of the capitol. >> good evening. welcome to the 59th annual christmas tree lighting ceremony at the united states capitol. i am jim kaufman, director of capital grounds at the architect of the capitol. i'm honored to be here this evening along with the speaker of the house, mr. mike johnson to light the 2023 capitol christmas tree. we are also privileged to present this year's youth christmas tree lighter ethan reese from beverly elementary school in west virginia. [cheers and applause] >> lighting the capitol christmas tree has been festive tradition since 1964 and one to continue this year. we are delighted to have the capital christmas tree that west virginians and all america

mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- cantwell, cardin, gillibrand, markey, murray, padilla, ossoff, reed, schatz, schumer, van hollen, warner, whitehouse. senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, blackburn, brit, capito, cornyn, cotton, cruz, grassley, hawley, johnson, lee, marshall, paul, ricketts, romney, schmitt, scott of florida, tuberville. mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mr. hickenlooper, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. durbin, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. graham, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. ms. smith, aye. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mr. moran, no. ms. collins, no. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. risch, no. ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. mr. welch, aye. mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. ms. rosen, aye. mr. wyden, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. wicker, no. mr. cassidy, no. mr. tillis, no. mr. young, no. mr. sanders, aye. mr. peters, aye. mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. mr. merkley, aye. mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. blument