would like to thank senator portman for working with me to swiftly advance the nominations of ronald stroman, amber mcreynolds and anton lazar to fill the vacancies on the postal service board of governors. today we're voting on the nominations of mr. stroman and ms. mcreynolds and expect to take up mr. hajjar's nomination soon. one of the oldest and trusted american institutions, the postal service. for nearly 250 years the postal service has served communities all across our nation. countless americans rely on the postal service to deliver critical medications and financial documents, to run their small businesses, to cast their ballots, to stay connected with family and so much more. but the postal service continues to face enormous challenges from long-standing financial constraints to the impact of the epidemic, the postal service has struggled to provide timely deliver and plan for its future. our dedicated postal workers have shown time and time again that they can get the job done when they are given the right tools and measures. the board of governors will be responsible for guiding

the clerk: nomination, united states postal service, ronald stroman of the district of columbia to be governor of the united states postal service for a term expiring december 8, 2021. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. 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 the debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 1088, ronald stroman of the district of columbia to be governor of the united states postal service for a term expiring december 8, 2021, signed by 18 senators as follows. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: madam president, i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consid

senate ripen following the motion to discharge, if cloture is invoked on calendar number 108, ronald stroman, all postcloture time expire at 5:00 p.m., and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. brown: mr. president, if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the remarks of senator inhofe of oklahoma. the presiding officer: without objection, it is so without objection. mr. inhofe: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: mr. president, winston churchill famously said, quote, there's only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them. the republicans and democrats agree strong alliances, partnerships are key to the ahe is metric advantage that the united states has over its competitors. like every president before him, president biden has rightfully m

the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of ronald stroman, of the district of columbia, to be a governor of the united states postal service, shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: is vote: vote: vote: