rebecca grady jennings of kentucky to be united states district judge for the western district of kentucky. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i know of no further debate on the nomination. the presiding officer: if there is no further debate, the question is on the confirmation of the nomination. all in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action with the nomination confirmed during today's session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. mcconnell: i ask the chair lay before the senate the message to accompany s. 140. the presiding officer: the chair lays before t

the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of rebecca grady jennings of kentucky to be united states district judge for the western district of kentucky shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote:

wheeler, we still have two judicial nominees -- rebecca grady jennings for the western district of kentucky and john broomes for the district of kansas. one way or another, the easy way or the hard way, this senate will get the people's business done this week. now, on another matter, i've been speaking all week about the stark difference between the obama administration's economic policy and the pro-growth agenda this congress and president have been putting in place. our eight years our democratic friends' so-called economic recovery hardly made it past our nation's biggest and richest cities. democratic policies largely failed the millions of working americans who live in our small towns and suburbs, smaller cities, and rural areas. not so with this republican congress and this republican president. already our inclusive opportunity agenda is bringing new energy, new optimism, and new growth to all of those forgotten parts of our country. on my recent trip back to kentucky, i heard what i've been hearing for months now. i heard how tax reform is helping bourbon producers compete, create