the clerk: department of the treasury, thomas peter feddo of virginia to be assistant secretary. the presiding officer: 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 jennifer d. nordquist of virginia to be united states executive director of the international bank for reconstruction and development signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of jennifer d. nordquist of virginia to be u.s. executive director of the international bank for reconstruction and development shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: is there any senator in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? seeing none, the yeas are 94, the nays are zero. the motion

now i'd like to turn to the nomination of thomas peter feddo as assistant secretary of the treasury for investment security in the committee on foreign investment in the united states. what we often call cfius. cfius plays an important role in the investment market by reviewing the national security implications of certain transactions involving foreign investment in the united states. congress recognized and underscored the importance of this national security job when it repurposed the previous assistant secretary slot with passage of frma last july. up until that time, the assistant secretary split his time between cfius and work on international markets, and today the assistant secretary for investment and security is dedicated 100% to cfius responsibilities. mr. feddo's nomination comes at an important time in history when china's ambitions forced congress to reevaluate the reliance of u.s.-china commerce and the laws and regulations governing that connectivity. frma expanded the jurisdictional reach of cfius to better protect u.s. cutting edge technology companies from hostile for

the clerk: nomination, department of treasury, thomas peter feddo of virginia to be assistant secretary. mrs. blackburn: thank you, madam president. this is not the first time that i've come to the floor to discuss the situation that is on our nation's southern border and the need that we as a country have for a stronger, more efficient immigration policy. i've made more than one trip to south texas this year, and each time i return i find myself more motivated to cut through the noise and to get something done. what should a practical policy discussion has unfortunately turned political and very real problems have compounded into an unprecedented crisis. within these halls, we have debates over asylum camps and visa requirements. they are indeed important issues, but recent reports on the explosion of human rights violations perpetrated by cartels, coyotes, and international gangs has added some much-needed context to these debates. by now we've all heard how dangerous the journey to our southern border can be for those who are being brought forward by cartels, coyotes, and internation