John Cornyn: “I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays…”

“I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Mick Mulvaney, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Mike Rounds, Tim Scott, Johnny Isakson, James M. Inhofe, Roger F. Wicker, John Thune, Michael B. Enzi, Lindsey Graham, David Perdue, Orrin G. Hatch, Mike Crapo, James E. Risch, James Lankford, John Hoeven, Chuck Grassley. 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 Mick Mulvaney, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall be brought to a close? The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No.…”