signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. mrs. ernst: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa.

signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved.

signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, consumer product safety commission, peter a. feldman of the district of columbia to be a commissioner. the presiding officer: majority leader. mr. mcconnell: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: you're not. mr. mcconnell: in the past week and a half, the american people have seen a confusing and chaotic process play out right here in the u.s. senate. they've seen uncorroborated, decades old allegations of wrongdoing pop up in the press at the last minute, the last minute just as judge brett kavanaugh's confirmation process was winding down. they've seen an accuser request for privacy disregarded and in ordinary standards of fairness completely discarded. they've seen a disturbing pattern play out on two separate indicati

signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: day two of judge brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearings proved to be a marathon session -- for 13 hours, judge kavanaugh was grilled by our colleagues on the judiciary committee. through that testing, the senate got to see exactly why the american bar association deemed this nominee to be unanimously well-qualified. that's the highest possible rating, a distinction many of our democratic colleagues in the past have called the gold standard. we saw precisely why he's earned such praise from accomplished legal figures like lisa blatt, a self-described liberal and leading supreme court litigator, who proudly introduced judge kavanaugh before the committee, and neal katyal, the obama administration solicitor general, who said, quote, it is very hard for anyone who's worked with judge kavanaugh, appeared before him, to frankly say a bad word about him. judge kavanaugh was patient and professional, his answers showed total command

signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m, stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m, >> congress returns from recess next week facing a september 30 government funding deadline. the house reconvenes on tuesday and will vote later in the week on short-term funding for the federal government through december 7 to avoid a shotgun. it's part of $855 billion spending package that funds the defense, labor and health and human services and education departments for next year. the senate returns on monday at 3 p.m. eastern wow will vote at 5:30 p.m. on executive nominations including president trump's nominee for u.s. representative to the international atomic energy agency and commissioners for the consumer product safety commission. you can see live coverage of house on c-span and watch the senate on c-span2. >> like many things and in poly the solutions are divisive and in our system it's an easy, i know she is like overwhelming when the solutions a

signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: yesterday, chairman grassley announced the judiciary committee will continue its hearings for judge brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court on monday morning. dr. christine bracey ford of california and judge kavanaugh have both been invited to testify under oath. dr. ford will have the opportunity to offer sworn testimony. she communicated with the ranking democrat on the committee in writing nearly seven weeks ago, but through no fault of hers, senate democrats chose to play politics and keep it secret throughout the entirety of judge kavanaugh's regular confirmation process. they sat on this information for nearly seven weeks, seven weeks, until they leaked it to the press on the eve of the scheduled committee vote. but as my colleague, the senior senator from texas, said yesterday, the blatant malpractice demonstrated by our colleagues across the aisle will not stop the senate from moving forward in a responsible

signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning session with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi is recognized. mr. wicker: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. murray: mr. president, like millions of people across the country, i watched the hearing yesterday with a mix of so many strong emotions. first, i watched dr. ford with tears in my eyes. she was so brave, so compelling, so real. the memories that she recounted, the memories that she will never forget were heartbreaking. the living room, the stairs, the bedroom, the music turned up loud, the bed. brett kavanaugh drunk and on top of her.

signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. mrs. ernst: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mrs. ernst: thank you, mr. president. today i rise to honor a dear, dear friend of the senate, a dear, dear friend to me. this weekend many of us had the honor of joining the family of john sidney mccain iii as we walked through his life and shared memories of such a man, a true patriot, an american hero, a wonderful senator, a father, and, again, a wonderful friend. the first time i met senator mccain was in 2014, and he was larger than life. i was engaged in my primary for the united states senate, and i had the opportunity to visit washington, d.c., and sit down with senator mccain in his office and just visit with him about what it was like to be a united states senator. and immediately i felt that bond with john mccain as a fellow veteran. and it was one thing, but he was truly -- and it was one thing he was truly interested in

signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m, stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m, >> congress returns from recess next week facing a september 30 government funding deadline. the house reconvenes on tuesday and will vote later in the week on short-term funding for the federal government through december 7 to avoid a shotgun. it's part of $855 billion spending package that funds the defense, labor and health and human services and education departments for next year. the senate returns on monday at 3 p.m. eastern wow will vote at 5:30 p.m. on executive nominations including president trump's nominee for u.s. representative to the international atomic energy agency and commissioners for the consumer product safety commission. you can see live coverage of house on c-span and watch the senate on c-span2. >> like many things and in poly the solutions are divisive and in our system it's an easy, i know she is like overwhelming when the solutions a

signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session for the consideration of the following nomination. which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of defense, lisa porter of virginia to be a deputy under secretary. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the time until 12:40 p.m. will be equally divided in the usual form. ' the presiding officer: under the previous order, all time has expired. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. there is. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change his or her vote? if no, the ayes are 98, the nays are 1. 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

senator orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 5:00 p.m. on tuesday, september 11, 2018. adjourn: my worry is they're intimidated and they become the mouse in the classroom and they don't have those conversations. they feel they can't throw their deals out. >> now with hamilton, that's the rage. and they have a karaoke contest in class and they go on and on singing. you know, have a contest and talk about the issues in the song. so, i think when we make a relevant they enjoy it, they engage and they learn. >> saturday, 10 a.m. eastern on c-span meet the high school and civics teachers to participated in the c-span annual educators conference. saturday 10 a.m. on c-span, c-span.org or on the free c-span radio app. . >> no senate rule accounts for bill burke's partisan review of the documents. no senate rule and no history of the senate accounts for what is going on right now. that was following this archives partisan-- this partisan operative followi

president, the orrin g. hatch -- bob goodlatte music modernization act is a comprehensive piece of legislation that will have wide-ranging impacts across the music landscape. it touches all sectors of the music industry and makes important reforms to ensure that songwriters, musicians, and other key contributors to american music are treated fairly. there's a reason this bill passed the senate unanimously and why it will pass the house with overwhelming support. and that's because all sides of the music industry came together to find a way to make our music laws better and to make them function properly. no side got everything it wanted, but everyone got something. and at the end of the day we have a piece of legislation we can all be proud of. now the fact that this bill passed unanimously does not mean that it was an easy lift, not by any means. this was an extraordinarily complex, multifaceted piece of legislation with dozens of moving parts and cross-cutting issues that impacted stakeholders in varying ways. e

but the music that orrin g. hatch music modernization act will help fix that, will help make sure that songwriters are played a fair market value when their songs are played. and that they're actually paid when their songs are played. first, the legislation will make sure songwriters are paid by creating a new entity. now, this is really an elegant solution to a complicated problem. this new licensing entity will make it easier for digital music companies like spotify or amazon or pandora to obtain a license. let's say they want to play "falling apart together. requestings "all they have to do is go down to the entity and get a license from thattent toy make sure that the four of us who helped write that song are paid whenever a song played. that's can be a big problem for one of the internet companies because they deal in hundreds of thousands, millions of songs. and songwriters end up everywhere in the world. and so finding them is sometimes impossible. that's not good for the songwriter who doesn't get paid. it's n

signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: over the weekend, senator mccain was laid to rest at annapolis. our dear friend left a towering legacy of service and of sacrifice. but as senator graham reminded us last week, while none of us can hope to fill his shoes, we should all strive to follow in his footsteps. today the great state of arizona has sent us a suck successor who is as well equipped as you can imagine to do just that. our friend and former colleague, senator jon kyl, is one of the most serious, most expert, most effective legislators with whom i've had the pleasure of serving. in his 18 years of senate service, he forcefully defended the interests of arizonans on issues local, and international. he mastered the issue of water resources. he became a go-to point person on nuclear modernization, strategy, missile defense, and arms control. he built a reputation as a steady and energetic public servant who put his state and his country first. on a point of personal privilege, i am really glad that we'll ha

signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, consumer products safety commission, peter a. feldman of the district of columbia to be a commissioner. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: tomorrow morning the senate and the american people will hear from judge brett kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford under oath. we will hear sworn testimony from both of them regarding the allegation of 30-plus-year-old misconduct that dr. ford has raised. it goes without saying, mr. president, but it bears repeat ing, sexual assault is completely abhorrent. everyone deserves to be saved. i like that dr. ford will be heard. i would particularly like to thank senator grassley who assured a comfortable setting for