Quorum call the presiding officer the senator for mississippi. Without objection. Under the previous order, all postcloture time has expired. The question is on the nomination. A senator i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second. There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any other senators wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 556789 the nays are 42. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator follow alaska. Mr. Sullivan mr. President , i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Sullivan mr. President , i
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February 6, regular meeting. Directors, any changes to the february 6 Meeting Minutes . Seeing none, open Public Comment for item 4, february 6 Meeting Minutes and close Public Comment. Could i have a motion and second . So moved. Second. Please call the roll. Motion to approve the minutes, henderson aye. Hinze, aye. Tarlov, aye. Eaken, aye. Thank you. The minutes are approved. Places on item 5, communications. I have none. Moving to item 6, introduction of new or Unfinished Business by Board Members. Colleagues, any new or Unfinished Business on todays agenda . Seeing none, no need for Public Comment. Item 7, the directors report. Thank you. First i like to introduce transit director julie curshbalm for our staff recognition. Good afternoon. It is mytransit director, it is my profound pleasure to be recognizing miriam surel today. She will come up in a minute. But she is over there with family and staff to support. We are on a multiyear effort to better support transit operation staff
Fivemonth wing strning streak o far. Its the busiest week of earnings season with more than 160 s p 500 constituents reporting. Merck, pfizer, uber, jetblue, marriott, caterpillar. Weve got a lot of different earnings reports to get to this morning. I mentioned caterpillar. It did top estimates also lower sales and potentially tighter margins in the Third Quarter. The companys ceo will join us later. That is just the bearish they had a great number. Well talk about the fact that they dont even have enough product. The bears like to get to it very early. This is routine. They did it before they took the stock down from 230 all the way down to 206. Jim, what we spoke listen, the bears didnt know what they were doing then the stock went straight up to 265 im absolutely happy to deal right at the front. 2 top line revenue growth, 22 . Thats called good. I didnt mean to get right into im not disputing its good it is good the only question is whether or not the stock has already accounted fo
Prohibited at the meeting. The chair may order removal from the room. Item 4, approval of minutes for february 6, regular meeting. Directors, any changes to the february 6 Meeting Minutes . Seeing none, open Public Comment for item 4, february 6 Meeting Minutes and close Public Comment. Could i have a motion and second . So moved. Second. Please call the roll. Motion to approve the minutes, henderson aye. Hinze, aye. Tarlov, aye. Eaken, aye. Thank you. The minutes are approved. Places on item 5, communications. I have none. Moving to item 6, introduction of new or Unfinished Business by Board Members. Colleagues, any new or Unfinished Business on todays agenda . Seeing none, no need for Public Comment. Item 7, the directors report. Thank you. First i like to introduce transit director julie curshbalm for our staff recognition. Good afternoon. It is mytransit director, it is my profound pleasure to be recognizing miriam surel today. She will come up in a minute. But she is over there wi