I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 16. Vote on Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.

I am going to move here to go into legislative session in just a minute, but I am going to point out that these next noms that are coming up are bipartisan noms. We are coming up on the Department of Agriculture Secretary, whose nomination…

There's no question that he will be able to hit the ground running.

we are getting now close to the time to vote on the Vought nomination, and it has been a 30-hour discussion, conversation, some of which I think is perhaps instructive. I mean, I would make an argument, honestly, that through multiple…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Vought nomination be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

how long was the last vote? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Eleven minutes.

I move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. Vote on Motion

I ask unanimous consent that all votes going forward be 10-minute votes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.

So I would ask that we proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. Vote on Motion

For the balance of the votes, Mr. President, we are going to ask Members to stay in their seats, Senators to stay in their seats, and we are going to move through this just as quickly as we possibly can. So we will have the clerk call the…

I move that we proceed to legislative session. Vote on Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 421 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objections, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 449 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

earlier this morning, I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu here in the Capitol. We had a good discussion about Israel's security and about the imperative of the return of the rest of the hostages, who have been held in Hamas captivity for…

tomorrow, the Senate will be voting on the nomination of Russell Vought to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. I could talk about the extensive experience, policy experience, that has helped prepare him for this position…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 18. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.

again, I am going to send a cloture motion to the desk on a nominee that came out of the Ag Committee 23 to 0. I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 19. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to proceed. Vote on Motion