of south carolina shall be brought -- debate on the nomination of sherri a. lydon of south carolina shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays have been ordered. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: have all senators voted? any senator wish to change their vote? on this vote the yeas are 79, the nays are 14. the motion is agreed to. 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 hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of robert m. duncan to be a governor of the united states postal service 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 robert m. duncan of kentucky to be 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: vote:

the clerk: the judiciary, sherri a. lydon of south carolina to be united states district judge for the district of south carolina. the presiding officer: the question is on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? seeing none, the ayes are 76, the nays are 13. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's actions. the clerk will report the duncan nomination. the clerk: united states postal service, robert m. duncan of kentucky to be a governor. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: madam president, i come to the floor again to seek unanimous consent for a resolution that commemorates the armenian genocide. in october, the house of representatives passed a