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 motion to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1625 signed by 16 senators as follows -- you. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: officer is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask that concur in the house amendment to h.r. 1625 with a further amendment. cleric mr. mcconnell moves to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. h.r. 1625 with a further amendment numbered 217. -- 2217. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask for the yeas and nays on the motion to concur with amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. mr. mcconnell: i have a -- the presiding officer: yeas and nays will be -- the clerk will report the second-degree amendment. cleric m

but i found out the undersigned person with justice william o. douglas beating rachel carson and all of this stuff from the supreme court, you know. >> he was an environmentalist, but i was busy getting this information? >> he was a member of the wilderness society in 1935 and he started going all over the country writing this to both, essay after essay on them and everybody would come through him. he became the latest stopgap environmental figure. yesterday got a debate with karl rove about the refuge in alaska. but the artists refuge a supreme court justice came back to tell eisenhower they were friends at the time. he told ike, we've got to say this spot appeared. he was doing those kinds of things behind the scenes all the time. but the person once in a while like scott berg told his in the very top of library of america volume on writing world war i for a chance to give voices to others in my life. the book that influenced me as a boy growing up was jack kerouac on the road. when i became part of the establishment, i'd be at the century club

we the undersigned are writing to you regarding the central soma plan as the documents are currently written. the plan is currently presented in isolation, and it proposes insufficient housing. we demand that the plan include a clear and concrete commitment that san francisco will add a great deal of housing in a similar time frame. the planned area is signing san francisco up for a lot of growth. that is exciting. with growth comes a responsibility to house that community. if you pass this plan, it must be accompanied with a concrete promise that san francisco will adequately house its workforce, which it does not have a history of doing. as it currently stands, the plan will create 50 or 40,000 jobs. the different numbers have been thrown out. and only about 7,000 homes. this currently represents the 6 impersonator 5 to 1 jobs-housing ratio, and it's unacceptable based on what we know of san francisco's track record of building homes has been. rents will increase, and future and current renters will complete over the scarce housing stock. we want to be clear that we are not opposed

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on senate amendment number 2151, as modified, to calendar number 287, s. 2855, a bill to promote economic growth and so forth and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory -- mandatory quorum call has been waived. is it the sense of the senate that debate on amendment 2151, as modified, offered by the senator from kentucky, to provide tailored regulatory relief and for other purposes shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are p mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: have all senators voted? does any senator wish to change their vote? on this vote the yeas are 66, the nays are 30. three-fifths of the senators duly sworn and having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. mr. brown: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: thank you, mr. president. 30 years, 40, 50 years ago, when y

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 motion to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1625, signed by 16 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 motion concur on the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1625, an act to amend the state department basic thorlting act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the department of state and for other purposes shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, on this vote, the yeas are 6. the nays are 30. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the mot

we, the undersigned senators 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 tilman eugene self iii of georgia to be united states district judge for the middle district of georgia, 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 tilman eugene self iii of georgia to be united states district judge for the middle district of georgia shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote, the yeas are 85, the nays are 12, the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: judiciary, tilman eugene self iii to be united states district judge for the middle district of georgia. the presiding officer: the time until 1:30 p.m. will be equally

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 motion to proceed to calendar number 287, s. 2155, a bill to promote economic growth and so forth and for other purposes signed by 17 senators. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. you: test: test:

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 motion to proceed to calendar number 339, h.r. 1865, an academto amend the communications act of 1934 and so forth and for other purposes. signed by 1 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the names be dispensed with. officer without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of the following nomination, p.n.1357. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: national aeronautics and space administration, jeffrey dee witt of arizona to be chief financial officer. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the senate vote on the nomination with no intervening action or debate, if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, the president be immediately notified of the senate's, a no further motions be in order and any statements related to

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 senate amendment number 2151 as modified to calendar number 287 as 2155, a bill to promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief and enhanced consumer protections and for other purposes. signed by 17 senators as followed. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk for the bill. 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 calendar number 287, s. 2155, a bill to promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief and enhanced consumer protections and for other purposes. signed by 17 senators as followed. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: w

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 motion to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1625, signed by 16 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 motion concur on the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1625, an

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 calendar number 287, s. 23155, a bill to promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhanced consumer protections and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. is it the sense of the senate that debate on s. 2155, a bill to promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief and enhance consumer protections and for other purposes, shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays a mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? on this vote, the yeas are 67, are the nays are 31. the motion is agreed to. the senator from idaho. mr. crapo: i ask unanimous consent that the senate stand in recess until 5:45 p.m. today and that when the senate reconvenes, all postcloture

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 motion to proceed to calendar number 339, h.r. 1865, an act to amend the communications act of 1934, and so forth and for other purposes. 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 motion to proceed to h.r. 1865, an act to amend the communications act of 1934, to clarify that section 230 of such act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of federal and state, criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking or for other purposes shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: have all senators voted? does any senator wish to change their vote? on this vote the yeas are 94, the nays 2.