vought's nomination. he has a lost history of using inflammatory rhetoric to demonize his political opponents. any just instinctual seems to -- he said if republicans failed to beat back the forces of the left, we'll, quote, lose our country to tyranny. addressing a group of conservative activists in 2014, he said the left increasingly elects ideological storm troopers to congress. after he was nominated, the american civil liberties union criticized his nomination because he had previously claimed that muslims had a deficient theology and flatly stated that all muslims stand condemned. when i met with mr. vought, i asked him to clarify his inflammatory rhetoric. i always think it's important to give somebody a chance to break from the past, and i hope to hear a softer approach. he chose to stand by what he said and in fact he doubled down. so i want to close with this. in my view, nothing should have changed in the time continues mr. higbie, reverend johnson, and mr. bradfor bradford -- this incendiary,

finally during recess, adjournment count postcloture on the vought nomination. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will stand adjourned until 12:45 p.m., wednesday, february 28. .ednesday, february 28. >> the senate today confirming elizabeth branch to a be judge on the 11th circuit court and voted to limit debate on the nomination for deputy director of office of management and budget. confirm vote on that nomination expected tomorrow. more judicial and executive nominations in the senate through the rest of the week. live coverage here on c-span2. >> on capitol hill today admiral mike rogers, commander of the u.s. cyber command, said he has not been directed by the white house to take any additional steps outside of his current authority to respond to russia cyber attacks. here he is in an exchange with senate armed services committee ranking member jack reed. >> i have a series o

the clerk: nomination, executive office of the president, russell vought of virginia to be deputy director of the office of management and budget. mr. kennedy: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. mr. kennedy: are we in a quorum call, mr. president? the presiding officer: the senate is not in a quorum call. mr. kennedy: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, it is, it's very hard, as you know, to become an icon in television news. station owners change. demographics change, and on-air personalities change. the guiness book of world records tracks the longest serving newscaster. the current one is a broadcasting legend named don alhart delivering the news in rochester, new york, for 51 years. i'm happy for mr. alhart, but sally ann roberts could have taken that title from him had she not decided it was time to pass the baton. after 41 years at wwl channel 4 tv in the great city of new orleans, sally ann roberts is embarking on a new chapter in her life. she is retiring today. if anybody is worthy of icon status, it's sally ann. and she's absolutely humble abou