ms. hassan: mr.resident, i ask unanimous consent that the appointment at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. hassan: i understand that there is a bill at the desk, and i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. the clerk: s.4381 a bill to protect an individuals ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider's abilities to provide contraceptives, contraception and information related to contraception. ms. hassan: i now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. ms. hassan: mr. president, i have ten requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of

ms. hassan: mr. president. i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en bloc, calendar numbers 575 and 606. that the senate vote on the nominations en bloc, without intervening action or debate, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. the question occurs on the nominations en bloc. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nominations are confirmed en bloc. ms. hassan: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 668, which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 668, honoring the life of daniel robert "bob" graham, former senator for the state of florida. the presiding officer: without objection. the senate will proceed to the

ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, aye. mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. schumer, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. boozman, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. mr. scott of florida, aye. mr. reed, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. mr. grassley, aye. mr. bennet, aye. mr. daines, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. mrs. fischer, no. mrs. fischer, aye. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. mr. young, aye. mr. wyden, aye. mr. ricketts, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. mr. barrasso, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. schmitt, no. mr. romn

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. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, butler, cantwell, cardin, carper, collins, cortez masto, duckworth, gillibrand, hassan, heinrich, kelly, lujan, merkley, ossoff, padilla, reed, shaheen, smith, tester, van hollen, warner, warren, welch,

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. the clerk: 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: ms. cantwell, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. . the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: fiduciary and investment risk management association baldwin, butler, cantwell, carper,

ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. mr. hmitt, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. mr. johnson, no. mr. casey, aye. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. markey, aye. mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. mr. vance, no. the clerk: mr. marshall, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: ms. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. mr. kelly, aye. mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. vote: the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, no. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, no. mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. mr. schumer, aye. mr. booker, aye. mr. young, no. mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 52. the nays are 40. the nomination is confirmed. under the previ

ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: ms. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. ms. rosen, aye. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. lujan, aye. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. vote: vote: vote: reserving the right to object too. i appreciate the passion of my colleagues. i have served with both of them for 12 years senator kaine and i both were elected together in 2012. he and i have worked together on many issues i anticipate we will work together many issues going forward. on this issue he and i see the issue very differently. this bill that is before the senate, as a build move for the right way. it move forward away i wish a lot more legisla

ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr.on. 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. the clerk: mr. mendendez mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. the clerk: mr. padilla, mr. paul, mr. peters, mr. risch, mr. romney, mr. sanders, mr. schatz. being 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: mr. lee, no. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- brown, butler, cassidy, collins, cortez masto, crapo, heinrich, murray, padilla, sinema. senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, britt, cotton, grassley, lee, sullivan, vance. the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. vote: vote: the cle