the clerk: nomination, equal employment opportunity commission, cie rachel feldblum of the -- can i rache chai rachel feldblum.the presidt to rest sez 15 of the 113th congress, there will now be up to eight hours of postcloture consideration of the nomination. the majority leader. mr. reid: it's my understanding, if i yield back 40 minutes, the vote would occur at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr. reid: i yield back 40 minutes of democrat time. the presiding officer: the time is so yielded. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. flake: i rise to address the nomination and some other issues. madam president, let me just say a few words about nominations. the senate just confirmed president obama's third nominee to the d.c. circuit court this year and did so without the support of a single senator from the minority party. i have only been in the senate for a year but i understand the importance of minority rights and the moderating effect that the minority has on the nominations and on legislation as a wh