the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, taylor b. mcneel of district judge for the southern district of mississippi. mrs. blackburn: mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum. e presiding officer: the clerk will call theoll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: mr. shelby: mr. president, i ask unimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. shelby: what's t regular order? i ask unanimous consent now that the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection the clerk will report the motion to invoke clore. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the sate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of taylor b. mcneel of mississippi to be uned statesistrict judge for the southern district of missisppi, sned 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 senat that date on the nomi

the clerk: nomination, the jury, taylor b. mcneel of mississippi to be united states district judge for the southern district of mississippi. mr. mcconnell: 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 the nomination of taylor b. mcneel of mississippi to be united states district judge for the southern district of mississippi signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: madam president, the world is celebrating major developments in the global race for a vaccine. all year since this pandemic hit, our greatest scientific minds have been working around the clock to develop a vaccine that will finally bring the pandemic and the crisis assoc