ms. ernst. mrs. feinstein. 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. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative, braun, britt, collins, ernst, graham, hyde-smith, is kennedy, lee, lummis, marshall, mcconnell, paul, rickett

ms. ernst, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, no. mr. mcconnell, aye. mrs. feinstein, aye. mrs. blackburn, aye. mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. mr. schatz, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, aye mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. mr. shaheen, aye.. mrs. britt, aye. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. mr. risch, aye. mr. hawley, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. daines, -- mr. deigns, eye eye -- mr. daines, aye. mr. braun, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. ms. hirono, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: ms. capito, aye. mr. cruz, aye. the cler

the clerk: ms. ernst, no. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the presiding officer: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. vote: the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are # 55, the nays are 44, the motion is agreed to. the clerk: nomination, environmental protection agency, david m. uhlmann, to be assistant administrator. the presiding officer: the senate will proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to calendar number 119, s. 2226. the presiding officer: the clerk: , motion to proceed to calendar number 119, zest 226, a bill to authorize military activities at the department of defense. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: t

the clerk: ms. ernst, no. mr. markey, aye. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. mr. elly, aye. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, aye. mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. cruz, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, aye. mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. mr. rubio, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: have all senators voted? does any senator wish to change his or her vote? if not, on this vote, the yeas are 96, the nays are 2. under the

ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. hawley, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. mrs. cotton, aye. mr. scott of florida, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. mr. schumer: mr. booker, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt is aye. mr. lee, aye. mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. ms. lummis, aye. : the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye.

ms. ernst. mrs. feinstein. 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. the clerk: mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. the clerk: mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. the clerk: 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. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- the clerk: senators voting in the af

earn -- the clerk: ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. ms. baldwin, no. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, no. mr. heinrich, no. the clerk: mr. casey, no. mr. grassley, aye. ms. warren, no. 3 ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: mrs. feinstein, no. the clerk: mr. tuberville, aye. mrs. britt, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, no. mr. van hollen, no. mr. kaine, no. mrs. shaheen, no. mr. mcconnell, aye. mr. boozman, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, no. ms. collins, no. mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. warner, no. mr. thune, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, no. mr. hoven, aye. mr. tillis, aye. mr. tester, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. risch, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye, mr. booker, no. the clerk: mrs. murray, no. mr. murphy, no. mr. johnson, aye. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, no. mr. cassidy, no. mr. daines, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, aye. ms. cortez masto, no. mr. wyde

the senator from iowa, ms. ernst. the senator from montana, mr. danes. the senator from iowa, mr. grassley. the senator from idaho, mr. risch. the speaker: the members of the escort committee will exit the chamber through the lobby doorls. doors. >> mr. speaker, the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. sarj the sergeant at arms: mr. speaker, the president of the state of israel. the speaker: members of congress, i have the high privilege and distint honor to -- distinct honor to introduce to you his excellency, isaac herzog, president of the state of israel. president herzog: madam vice president, mr. speaker, on november 10, 1987, i was sitting at home with my wife expecting our first child. we were watching the first israeli president invited to address a joint session of congress in honor of israel's 40th independence day. that president was my father. standing here today representing the jewish democratic state of israel in its 75th year at the very podium from which my late father spoke is an honor of a lifetime and i thank you wholeheartedly for it. i was born and raised in

ms. ernst, aye. mr. rubio, aye. mr. johnson, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. ms. sinema, aye. mr. schmitt is aye. mrs. fischer, aye. mr. booker, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. ms. warren, no. mr. scott of florida, aye. mr. mullin, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, aye. mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, aye. mr. markey, no. mr. peters, aye. mr. coons, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 91, the nays are 7. under the previous order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is agreed to. >> kick things off by chatting . thank you so much for joining us this morning. first of all, we know the federal reserve is

the clerk: ms. ernst, aye. mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, no. ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, no. mr. barrasso, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mrs. feinstein. mrs. feinstein, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 72, the nays will 25. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. mr. wyden: mr. president. the presiding officer: cloture having been invoked, the senate will resume legislative session. the clerk will report the motion t

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