ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. mr. risch, aye. mr. cotton, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, no. mr. boozman, aye. ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, no. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, aye. mr. warner, no. mr. cornyn, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, no. ms. butler, no. mr. moran, aye. mr. welch, no. mr. ricketts, aye. ms. cortez masto, no. mr. graham, aye. mr. fetterman, no. mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, no. mr. mullin, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, no. mr. reed, no. ms. rosen, no. mr. scott of florida, aye. vote: vote: the clerk: ms. warren, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, no. the clerk: mr. daines, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, no. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 46. the nays are 51.

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 -- blumenthal, cornyn, cortez-masto, cruz, daines, durbin, kennedy, lujan, mullin, reed, rosen, stabenow, tester, thune, vance, welch. no senator voted in the negative. mrs. capito, aye. mr. hagerty, aye. mr. rounds, aye. mr. kaine, aye. ms. hirono, aye. ms. murkowski aye mr. padilla, aye. mr. crapo, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. lankford, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. there grassley, aye. mr. hei

ms. murkowski, aye. mr. thune, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, aye. ms. duckworth, no. mr. mcconnell,

ms. murkowski: mr. president, i request proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: thank you, mr. president. i have had an opportunity over the years to work with some extraordinary leaders in our military but one of the exceptional leaders that i have recently come to know and work with is general glen d. vanhirk, the commander of american aerospace command, known as norad and the united states northern command, u.s. north com. he is preparing to retire after more than 36 years of service to our nation. and as i mentioned, he is an individual that i have come to know over the recent years, and i'm proud to have been able to work with him in parts of my career, but i want to ensure that his distinguished service which includes successful commands at every level as director of the joint staff and as a long list of u.s. air force assignments flying the f-15's, f-35's, b-2, all reflected in the congressional record. general vanherck has led

ms. murkowski, no. ms. collins, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mrs. blackburn, no. mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. graham, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. mr. boozman, no. mr. romney, no. the clerk: mr. -- mr. brown, ay. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 51, the nays are 46, 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

ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. cornyn, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. ms. rosen, aye. vote: the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. vote: the presiding officer: the yeas are 86. the nays are zero. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is made -- is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. ms. duckworth: thank you, mr. president. i've come to the floor today to honor one of the fiercest advocates for illinois i've ever known, cameron youst. i've had the privilege of working with cameron for the past seven years now, and other that time she has been my state director, my campaign manager, my sounding board, and perhaps most importantly, my friend. it's hard to find th

ms. murkowski, aye. mr. murphy, aye. ms. sinema, aye. mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye.mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. vote: the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. mr. budd, no. mr. tillis, no. mr. reed, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the presiding officer: on this matter the yeas are 49 the nays are 46. nomination is confirmed. the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table and the president will be notified of the senate's actions. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: could we have order, please. the presiding officer: order in the chamber. mr. schumer: thank you. in a few minutes we're going to proceed on the nomination of an outstanding public servant, margaret garn net who i was proud to recommend to president biden. she is a proud resident of brooklyn, a brilliant legal thinker and someone whose life story has been defined by public service. she's had more than a decade of experience prosec

ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. cketts. 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. vote: the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- boozman, collins, cramer, crapo, cruz, marshall, paul, tuberville, vance, young. senators voting in the negative -- brown, butler, casey, fetterman, heinrich, hickenlooper, kelly, merkley, ossoff, peters, rosen, tester, van hollen, warner, warren. mr. romney, no. mr. risch, aye. mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, no. mr. cornyn, aye. mrs. shaheen, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. markey, no. mr. scott of florida, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, no. mr. johnson, aye. the clerk:

ms. murkowski, aye. mr. lujan, aye. mr. coons, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. scott of florida, no. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. barasso, no. ms. hassan, aye. ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. mullin, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. mr. marshall, vote: the clerk: mr. johnson, no. ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. mr. moran, no. mr. wyden, aye. mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. hyde-smith, no. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. young, no. testing. vote: the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr.

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 -- blumenthal, booker, brown, cardin, coons, cortez-masto, duckworth, durbin, gillibrand, graham, heinrich, hirono, kelly, king, lujan, manchin, menendez, murray, ossoff, peters, reed, sanders, schatz, schumer, van hollen, warner, warren and welch. ms. smith, aye. in the negative, barrasso, blackburn, britt, budd, capito, collins, cornyn, cotton, crapo, daines, grassley, hawley, hyde-smith, johnson, kennedy, lummis, marshall, moreain, mullin -- moran, mullin, murkowski, paul, ricketts, risch, rounds, schmitt, scott of florida, sullivan, thune, tuber

ms. murkowski, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mrs. fischer, no. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. sullivan, no. mr. vance, no. vote: the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the presiding officer: the ayes are 52, the nays are 46. 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 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 38, ramon ernesto reyes, jr. of new york to be united states district judge for the eastern district of new york, signed by 17 senators

ms. murkowski, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. e. the clerk: mr. budd, no. ms. smith, aye. mr. risch, no. mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. mr. rounds, no. ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. graham, no. ms. warren, aye. mr. sanders, aye. mr. casey, aye. mrs. britt, no. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. ms. ernst, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. lee, no. ms. rosen, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. mr. cruz, no. mr. booker, aye. mr. vance, no. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: ms. collins, no. mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. mr. sullivan, no. ms. butler, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 51, the nays are 49. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the

ms. murkowski: mr. president. the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call. ms. kowski: i request -- the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. ms. murkowski: i request that proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, on november 18 of 1923, a young couple living in indianapolis, indiana, george and gert rude stevens welcomed their third child to the world, and they named him theodore fulton stevens. ted, for short. like all new parents, i'm sure george and gert rude were filled with optimism about the things he would do, places he would go and life he would have, but i suspect even they didn't realize what an extraordinary life he would lead, a life of service and accomplishment, during which he earned his place as a giant in the history of this chamber and certainly in my state of alaska. so we're looking forward to the 100th anniversary, the birth of the late senator ted stevens. this is coming up on saturday. i've come to the floor this afternoon to

ms. murkowski, aye. mr. cardin, aye. mr. rubio, no. mr. paul, no. vote: the clerk: mr. ott of south carolina, no. ms. ernst, no. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. ms. rosen, aye. mr. cruz, no. mr. welch, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer is no. mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. budd, no. mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. mr. menendez, aye. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. vote: the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. a boat that was supposed to happen today was moved to tomorrow but in lieu of keeping a schedule i decided stay with today's 8 a.m. commitment to all of you and to the american people. here's where we are. we are due to go for round three of expulsion of congressman george santos from ny three. i think we can all look back and say this is not at least i .biz you go. most people any meaty would think this, this you would go. and it's just an unfortunate co. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is conside

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 -- blumenthal, booker, brown, cantwell, cardin, durbin, graham, hassan, heinrich, hirono, kaine, lujan, manchin, menendez, murphy, murray, ossoff, reed, schatz, schumer, shaheen, stabenow, warner, warnock, welch, whitehouse, and wyden. senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, boozman, braun, britt, budd, capito, crapo, daines, fischer, hagerty, hyde-smith, johnson, kennedy, lee, marshall, mcconnell, moran, mullin, paul, romney, rounds, schmitt, sullivan, thune, tillis, tuberville, vance, wicker, and young. mr. lankford, no. mr. king, aye. ms. wa

ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. tts. 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 -- barrasso, brown, cortez masto, heinrich, hickenlooper, rounds, schatz, warnock, and whitehouse. mr. crapo, aye. senators voting in the negative -- blackburn, hagerty, mullin, and sanders and wicker. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. ms. collins, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: ms. hyde-smith, no. mr. budd, no.

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 -- baldwin, brown, casey, cortez masto, durbin, fetterman, klobuchar, lujan, peters, rosen, sinema, smith, tester, warner. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. senators voting in the negative -- braun, cornyn, hagerty, lankford, marshall, rounds, rubio, tillis, tuberville. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. mr. crapo, no. ms. hassan, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. graham, aye. mr. merkley,

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 -- butler, cantwell, duckworth, gillibrand, heinrich, lujan, menendez, sinema, tester, whitehouse. senators voting in the negative -- blackburn, boozman, budd, cassidy, cotton, graham, hyde-smith, paul, romney, vance. mr. moran, no. ms. rosen, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. warner, aye. mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr. ricketts, no. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. ms. smith, aye. mr. carper, aye. mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. mr. reed, aye. m

ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. the clerk: 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. cloich senators voting in the affirmative -- blumenthal, butler, cardin, duckworth, hirono, manchin, menendez, murphy, peters, reed, tester. senators voting in the negative -- hawley, kennedy, lankford, tuberville, wicker. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. mr. ricketts, no. mr. cotton, no. mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. mr. schatz, aye. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mrs. fischer, no. ms. ernst, no. mr. thune, no. mrs. capito, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. daines, no. the clerk: mrs. britt

ms. murkowski, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. mr. rounds, no. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, no. ms. lummis, no. vote: the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. vote: the clerk: mr. crapo, no. vote: the presiding officer: the yeas are 51, the nays are 48, and the motion to table is agreed to. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i have eight requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. schumer: mr. president, i understand there's 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: h.r. 6363 an act making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024 and for other purposes. mr. schumer: 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. t

ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. icketts. 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 -- butler, cardin, cassidy -- worth, gillibrand, graham, hassan, heinrich, manchin, markey, marshall, murray, reed, rounds, sinema, stabenow, tester, whitehouse, wyden. senators voting in the negative -- cotton, cramer, crapo, johnson, kennedy, lankford, lee, paul, ricketts, rubio, vance. vote: the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. mr. durbin, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: mr.

ms. murkowski, aye. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, no. mr. crapo, no. mr. cruz, aye. mr. booker, aye. vote: the presiding officer: mr. bennet the clerk: mr. bennet, no. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 87, the nays are 11. the 60-vote threshold having been achieved, the bill is passed. under the previous order, the clerk lays before the senate the following message from the house of representatives. the clerk: resolved that the house disagreed to the amendment of the senate to the bill h.r. 2670 entitled an act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the department of defense and so forth and for other purposes and ask a conference with the senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. mr. reed:mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: i ask that we authorize con forees. i know of no further debate and ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there further debate? the yeas and nays have been requested. is there a s

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 -- cassidy, cotton, cramer, crapo, ernst, lummis, ricketts and rubio. senators voting in the negative -- cardin, casey, gillibrand, heinrich, hirono, kaine, kelly, king, merkley, rosen, sanders, shaheen, smith, van hollen, warren, and wyden. mr. peters, no. mr. cornyn, aye. mr. reed, no. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. mr. welch, no. mr. ossoff, no. mr. marshall, aye. mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, aye. mr. risch, aye. mr. carper, no. ms. cantwell, no. mr. grassley, aye. the clerk: m

ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. mr. tuberville, aye. ms. rosen, no. mr. cruz, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, aye. the clerk: ms. butler, no. mr. kelly, no. ms. hirono, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. mr. merkley, no. mr. bennet, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, no. vote: the clerk: mr. blumenthal, no. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 434, the nays are -- the yeas are 43, the nays 53. the 60-vote threshold not being achieved, the bill as amended fails of passage. the senator from new mexico. mr. lujan: i ask that the senate be in morning business with senators permitted to speak for ten minutes therein each. mr. sullivan: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. mr. sullivan: i thank my colleagues for coming down tonight. we're in a very dangerous world. our country is being challenged on multiple fronts across the globe. we literally have american troops under attack in the middle east. as a member of the armed services committee, as a u.s. marine corps colonel, i know, we all know

ms. murkowski, aye. mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. vote: the clerk: mr. romney, no. mr.nson, 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 decides to allow a terror state access to billions of dollars, then at a bare minimum, the biden administration must perform a strict oversight of how that money is of used. it's pretty simple. common sense requires considering the risk that this money gives to iran, the biden administration has created a serious problem that needs strict oversight. more than all that, the congress must also have the same regard of how the executi