ms. alsobrooks. quorum call: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. power a little over now. what would you say is his approach. >> that's a pretty big question because there are things going on at once. executive orders to establish themes and programs he talked about in the campaign giving directives to executive agencies to line them up along his loc objectives and perhaps spark action but there are other executive actions that raise serious questions and/or chance to follow up on a lead given by the supreme court so in some sense exact executive orders so there are some there and some are more controversial than others. >> is that the case? >> i have this -- sorry, i'm just trying -- >> i have this question but i'm not talking about the executive community decisions. i'd like to highlight cases called removal power. people have noticed the president doing arguably unusual things as far as will removal but i don't think they grasped a direct connection between what the court has been doing since roberts been

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ms. alsobrooks. mr. padilla: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from california. mr. padilla: i suggest we suspend the quorum call. on roll call vote 26, i voted nay. it was my intention to vote aye. i ask unanimous consent that i be permitted to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. padilla: thank you. the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. a senator: thank you, mr. president. mr. schmitt: i stand here to amplify my support that i was able to give in the judiciary committee of pam bondi who will hopefully in a few short hours here be confirmed as the next attorney general of the united states of america. i want to thanks, before i do that, the leadership and the hard warning of -- work of leader thune and senate majority whip barrasso in this entire confirmation process, working at a clip that i think is responsible and one that honors the mandate that president trump got to shake things up here in washington, d.c