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

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

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

I don’t believe the Trump administration is closing an agency without congressional approval.

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 17. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. Vote on Motion

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 move to reconsider the vote, and I move to table the motion to reconsider.

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

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…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 20. Vote on Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.

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

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…

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.

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 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…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 5; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 55, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 46, as…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Turner nomination be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:23 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 10:30 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 56, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

later today, the Senate will vote on the nomination of Pam Bondi to serve as Attorney General. Ms. Bondi is an experienced prosecutor who has earned a reputation as a tenacious lawyer who is tough on crime. In her 18 years as a State…

I know of no further debate on the Bondi nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? If not, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Bondi nomination?