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 bring to a close debate on of executive calendar number 599, of maryland to be secretary of defense. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection, it is so ordered. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 1037. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. opposed, nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report. the clerk: department of justice, steven m. dettelbach to be director of tobacco, firearms, and explosive. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provis

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 executive calendar number 919, mary t. boyle, of maryland, to be a commissioner of the consumer product safety commission, signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the named be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: finally, i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call calls for the cloture motions filed today, june 13, be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: run away inflation has pushed workers to the breaking point. according to one recent poll, nearly 60% of americans are making an effort to drive less and cut back on e

"we the undersigned come to you today to request immediate and effective action on the threat to ouroverturning of roe v. wade. we ask amazon, the world's best employer, to actively defend." they're asking for time off to grieve and they want amazon to make a public statement rebuking the court's ruling. no response from amazon as of yet. >> that last one may be the only realistic. they're not going to stop selling and half the states in the country, ever. >> you are right, a lot of companies have come out with public statements. >> they certainly have, as they always do. thank you so much. democratic wisconsin governor tony evers and the state attorney general and challenging a state law that bans almost all abortions. >> there are a series of laws are passed subsequent to roe that provide regulation for lawful abortions in wisconsin. those statutes are directly inconsistent with wisconsin's 19th century abortion ban. it can't be both legal and illegal to provide an abortion to protect the health of the mother. >> a former wisconsin congressmen and fox news contributor. good morning

letter to the company after the supreme court ruling overturning roe v wade and said, quote, we the undersignedquest immediate and decisive action against the threat to our basic human rights with the overturning of roe v wade. we ask amazon, the world's best employer, to actively defend against this assault to our liberty. workers are demanding, among other things, the immediate end of operation in states that would prosecute abortion providers and seekers as well as, quote, space and time to grieve the court's ruling. they want cry time. >> look at this chris pratt setting the record straight after facing backlash over his church attendance. the guardians of galaxy is distancing him from a church who is anti lkt. he said he's not religious and said i've never been to hill song. the evil that's in the heart of every single man has glommed onto the back of religion and come along for the ride. pratt also playing damage control over a social media post in which he described his newborn daughter as healthy. fans say the actor was taking a jab at ex-wife anna ferris and their son who was born prem

. >> we the undersigned being the dually elected and qualified electorate certify the following, for president donald trump of the state of florida. number of votes, 11. >> i may address the people you just saw at the end of that montage -- no, you're not the electors. you are liars. those individuals were neither elected nor qualified which made for a pretty farfetched plan. even trump's coup plotters were admitting, saying back in december the whole farce would be dead on arrival in congress. and here's why this probe and all of this evidence matters. you can see the potentially illegal conduct by the planners lay out their potentially criminal plans, and that matters as all this evidence come out. it matters for whether or not they are charged by mr. eastman. matter whether or not whether you like trump or not but whether you believe in democracy or not, whether you use the information in the evidence coming out to prevent a next time. keep in mind someone we have been bearing down on more recently. he didn't do as much television as giuliani. once as big of a public figure, and y

. >> we fought to seat the electors -- >> we the undersigned, being the duly elected and quale liifiedorida, number of votes, 11. >> new pressure from president trump on vice president mike pence to reject the electors. >> the vice president has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors. >> not fraudulent electors, ari, it's alternate electors. because of the process laid out under the 12th amendment. >> the last admission is from boris epstein, a trump lawyer copping to a plot reported by rachel maddox and others. that plot goes way beyond pressuring mike pence to magically declare trump. something pence and his lawyer knew and they said they were not constitutional. it goes to a plot that would appear to recruit lawmakers to stop or just sort of delay the certification of then president-elect biden's win. now, think about that. i was just very careful to note some of what was being done then might have seemed fanciful and ridiculous but was lawful. mr. giuliani can file baseless lawsuits. people can talk and lie about the results of the election in public. in public the first

it reads in part, we, the undersigned, are conservatives, mostly from texas and our friends from other states. outdoor and gun enthuse yiss. we -- enthusiasts. we vote for republican senators. we believe in the second amendment. and it goes on to read, we are especially encouraged that senator cornyn is focusing on two vital ways to improve gun safety. red flag law and expanding background checks. we are hopeful that the momentum building for those two changes may also spur consideration for raising the age to purchase a gun to 21, which we believe is another important step in curbing gun violence. and they close with, there are many of us across these great united states. we are organizing. please join us. please join us. i want to thank them, the conservatives, gun enthusiasts, support senators. i want to thank them for this open letter because this issue of gun violence is one that we have to have a collective response to. the politicians alone will not solve this problem. i respect my colleagues in the political order. i happen to be one of them, but i know that there has to be som

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 the debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 388, h.r. 3967, an act to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes, signed by 18 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. 3967, an act to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances 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: vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 86, the nays are 12. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. cloture having been invoked, the senate will resume legislate tough session, and the clerk will

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 bring to a close debate on the tester subject ought to amendment numbered 5051 to calendar number 388, h.r. 3967, an act to improve health care and benefits to veterans exposed to toxic substances and for other purposes. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. 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 bring to a close debate on the calendar number 388, h.r. 3967, an act toll improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. i ask unanimous

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 s. 2938, an act to designate the united states courthouse and federal building located at 111 north adam street in tallahassee, florida as the joseph woodrow hatchet united states courthouse and federal building and for other purposes with amendment number 5099 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 in the house amendment to s. 2938, an act to designate the united states courthouse and federal building located at 111 north adam street in tallahassee, florida, as the joseph woodrow hatchet united states courthouse and federal building and for other purposes with amendment number 5099 shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: v

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 executive calendar number 477, alex wagner of the district of columbia to be an assistant secretary of the air force 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 alex wagner of the district of columbia to be an assistant secretary of the air force 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: on this vote, the yeas are 69, the nays are 17, and the motion is agreed to. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. bennet: thank you, mr. president. i'm grateful to be recognized, especially with the presiding officer in the chair for the beginning of this talk, because i just wanted to come out here and ment

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 executive calendar number 969, ana isabel de alba of california to be united states district judge for the eastern district of california signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense nomination of ana isabel de alba of california to be the united states district judge for the eastern district of california 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: on this vote, the yeas are 52, the nays 43, and the motion is agreed to. cloture having been invoked, the senate will proceed to executive session. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, ana isabel de alba, of california, to be united states district judge for the eastern district of california. the p

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 388, h.r. 3967, an act to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances 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 sensn h.r. 3967, an act to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances 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: vote: vote: uz vote: the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 76, the nays are 23. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. markey: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, on monday these chambers will be empty, but our hearts will be f

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 s. 2938 an act to designate the united states courthouse and federal building located at 111 north adams street in tallahassee, florida, as the joseph woodrow hatchett united states courthouse and federal building and for other purposes, with an amendment signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture motion filed today, june 21, be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: and mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of senate res. 685, submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senator resolution 685, designating june 26, 2022, as the international day against drug abuse and illicit traf