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 patrick j. bumatay of california to be united states circuit judge for the ninth circuit, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to executive session and consider executive calendar number 534. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, lawrence vandyke of nevada to be united states circuit judge for the ninth circuit. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture

the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigned senators 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 sarah e. pitlyk of missouri to be united states district judge for the eastern district of missouri 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 sarah e. pitlyk of missouri to be the united states district judge for the eastern district of missouri shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk shall call the roll. vote: vote:

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. 1865, an act to require the secretary of the treasury to mint a coin and so forth and for other purposes signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to concur on the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1865 with a further amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from kentucky mr. mcconnell moves to condition occur on the house amendment to the senate amendment with an amendment owe further amendment numbered 1258. mr. mcconnell: i ask the reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: 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 is. the yeas and nays

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on the conference report to accompany s. 1790, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities for the department of defense, for military construction, and for defense the activities for the department of energy to prescribe military strength for such fiscal year signed by 17 senators as follows: mr. mcconnell: i ask the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask the mandatory quorum call be waived with respect to -- the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i have five requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. udall: mr. president, for our the recognition. i -- mr. president, i rise to discuss congress's ongoing failure to assert our consti

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 medaller walden mcfarland of ohio to be united states district judge for the southern district of ohio. 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 matthew walden mcfarland of ohio to be united states district judge for the southern district of ohio shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or to change their vote? if not, the yeas are 55. the nays are 38. the nomination -- the motion is agreed to. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: mr. president, i rise today to talk about one of the most complicated areas where our diplomats have to engage. when brutal

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 richard ernest myers ii of north carolina to be united states district judge for the eastern district of north carolina 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 richard ernest myers ii of north carolina to be united states district judge for the eastern district of north carolina 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 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 on the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1865, an act to require the secretary of the treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the opening of the national law enforcement museum in the district of columbia 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 concur on the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1865, an act to require the secretary of the treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the opening of the national law enforcement museum in the district of columbia 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 clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of lawrence vandyke, of nevada, to be united states circuit judge for the ninth circuit. 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 lawrence vandyke, of nevada, to be united states circuit judge for the ninth circuit 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? seeing none, the yeas are 53, the nays are 40. the motion is confirmed. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: lawrence vandyke of nevada to be use circuit judge for the ninth circuit. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will proceed to legislative session and to the consideration of s. 2740, which the clerk will report.

. >> submit the report undersigned counsel's representation in the october 7 hearing and further information contained in this brief established that compliance errors issued here were not the result of any willful of intentional conduct, but gross negligence including negligent oversight of the department servicers. my time is expired and i yield to the gentle lady from north carolina for closing statement. >> thank you,mr. chairman and i want to say publicly b thank you for your response to what i can considered inappropriate comments made earlier. i very much appreciate your your response to that. as oversight and i said earlier, oversight is important. and i stand ready, the secretary said she stands ready to work with the chairman to conduct good oversight of not just the education department, but every venue we have jurisdiction over. but we need to work in a bipartisan manner with the secretary and solve the problems efficiently and focus as the secretary does on helping students and not playing gotcha games with the secretary. and i you, madame secretary, to commit again today to wor

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 bernard maurice jones ii of oklahoma to be united states district judge for the western district of oklahoma 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 bernard maurice jones ii of oklahoma to be united states district judge for the western district of oklahoma 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 his or her vote? if not, the yeas are 88, the nays are 5, and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the snipe undersigned, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby mov

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 douglas russell cole of ohio to be united states district judge for the southern district of ohio, 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 the nomination of douglas cole of ohio to be united states district judge for the southern district of ohio shall be closed. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: the nays are 30. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the motion ton invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of r. austin huffaker, jr.. alabama, to be united states district judge for the middle district of alabama, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, th

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 john joseph sullivan of maryland to be ambassador of the united states of america to the russian federation, 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 john joseph sullivan of maryland to be the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the united states of america to the russian federation 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 his or her vote? if not, the yeas are 69, the nays are 25, and the motion is agreed to. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: mr. president, i ask consent there be two minutes of debate equally

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of patrick j. bumatay, of california, to be united states circuit judge for the ninth circuit, 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 on patrick j. bumatay, of california, to be united states circuit judge for the ninth circuit shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the yeas are 47. the nays are 41. the motion is agreed to. mr. tillis: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from north carolina. tillis tillis mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the postcloture time on the biewment nomination expire at 2 p.m. that if confirmed the motion to reconsider be considered made and

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on the motion to concur on the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1158, an act to authorize cyber teams, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: order, please. 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 concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1158, an act to authorize cyber incident response teams at the department of hope theland security, 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: on this vote the jayce are 77. -- the yeas are 7. the nays are 15. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. under the previous order, the cloture having been invoked on the motion to concur, the other pending motions are with