I ask for the yeas and nays on the nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Shall the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of J. Paul Oetken, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York? The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
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