Vote vote the presiding officer is there any senator in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 50, the nays are 43. The motion is agreed to. A senator madam president. The presiding officer the majority whip. Mr. Thune i ask unanimous consent the remaining votes in this series be ten minutes in length. The presiding officer without objection. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion. We, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Douglas Russell cole of ohio to be United States district judge for the Southern District of ohio, signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that the nomination of douglas cole of ohio to be United States district judge for the Southern District of ohio shall be closed. The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote the presiding officer the nays are 30. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the motion ton invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of r. Austin huffaker, jr. Alabama, to be United States district judge for the middle district of alabama, signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that the debate for austin huffaker, jr. , of alabama, to be United States district judge for the middle district of alabama. The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not the yea are 88. Nays are 4. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of david b. Barlow of utah to be United States district judge for the district of utah signed by 17 senators. 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 david b. Barlow of utah to be United States district judge for the district of utah shall be brought to a close. The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are l 8, the noes are 4. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary. David b. Barlow of utah to be United States district judge for the district of utah. The presiding officer the senator from pennsylvania. Mr. Casey on roll call vote 372 i voted no. It was my intention to vote aye. I ask permission to change nigh vote since it will not affect the outcome. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Casey thank you, madam president. I yield the floor. Mr. Perdue i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to be in session for up to ten speak for up it ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Perdue i ask that the senate completes its base today, it adjourn until 10 00 a. M. Wednesday, december 4. Following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, morning business be closed, and the senate proceed to executive session and resume consideration of executive calendar 479 under the previous order. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Perdue if there is to further business to come before the senate, i ask it stand adjourned under the previous order. The presiding officer the Senate Stands adjourned until 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow. Continue on judicial nominations today. Hes retiring at the end of year, given fair will speech on the senate floor. The 74 yearold Georgia Republican announced in august that he would step down at the end of this month. With more than two years left in his term, because of health issues. In government life senate here on cspan with a gavel backend. I knew that i can do the job. I wanted someone to be able to do it who wasnt hampered. And not hampered yet but in august i decided to tell my wife about it and decided to go ahead and retire at the end of december. Ive announced andnd said i was going to do that. The governor of georgia is making appointments take my place. Looking current history, i would never see this again, and i have been here for your 15 years. I have loved every minute of it. This the most the most enjoyable thing that i have done ever my life. Not because i like to be a senator but i like to be with the people in the senate. Sometimes it gives me real bad rep. Those in some of the media and such they see doesnt matter they take pot shots to our politicians. I never do that. Because i have one but because i know that i am one a