the clerk: department of labor, seema nanda of virginia to be solicitor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate previous order, the senate >> senate democrats will be meeting with president biden at the capitol hill party lunch today to discuss infrastructure legislation. live coverage when the senate gavels back in here on c-span2. >> and the president arrived at the capital shortly but we will take you live to the white house now for the briefing with press secretary jen psaki. >> a couple questions let me try to address all of them. we're working close with congress to change the authorization legislation so we can streamline the process of approving these. we have a number of authorities we want to make sure were working to expedite and work as efficiently as possible. what we announced it also is that we're launching but recalling refuge to support relocation flies in arestin eligible afghan nationals and their families who had supported the united states and our partners in afghanistan. in terms of the specific numbers are on the

the clerk: nomination, department of labor, seema nanda of virginia to be solicitor general. 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 debate on nomination of executive calendar number 120, seem ma nan did a of virginia to be solicitor for the department of labor signed by 16 senators as follows. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. question is on the nomination. all those in favor, say aye. those opposed, say 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 consider calendar number 171. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all those in favor, say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomina

madam president, i also would like to urge my colleagues to join me in voting to confirm seema nanda solicitor for the department of labor. another nominee who has advanced from the help committee on a bipartisan vote. ms. nanda has served in the department of labor previously as deputy chief of staff, deputy solicitor of labor, and chief of staff. and she previously served as a career attorney in the department of justice where she fought to defend immigrant workers from discrimination and held employers accountable for unfair hiring practices. she has proven herself to be an excellent choice for this important role. we take some hard votes in this chamber. these should not be mopping them. workers are the backbone of our economy and that meanings every one of us should beviting for them and voting to confirm commissioner nanda and samuels will fight for them as well. i yield back my time and ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: the question occurs on the samuels nomination. mrs. murray: i ask for yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there

the clerk: department of labor, seema nanda of virginia to be solicitor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands in recess until 2:00 p.m.