Vote the presiding officer is there anyone in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 56, the nays are 42. The nomination of David Ryan Stras 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 actions. Mr. Boozman mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. Mr. Boozman i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. Mr. Boozman thank you, mr. President. Tonight in the state of the Union Address, President Trump will discuss the importance of Infrastructure Investment. This is an important conversation for the administration to lead because our nations infrastructure is
Vote vote vote the presiding officer have all senators voted . Any senator wishing to change their vote . On this nomination the yeas are 60. The nays are 38. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table. The president will be immediately notified of the senates action. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion. We the undersigned senators in accordance provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of allison eid. The presiding officer the question is is it the sense of the debate than the nomination of allison eid of colorado to be United States circuit judge for the tenth circuit shall be brought to a close. The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If no
Sally yates says she never asked for unmasking of trump or his associates and she never leaked and that she tried to warn that general Michael Flynn could quote be essential ly black mailed by the russians. Catherine herridge live in washington with the report. Lou, it was an intense threehour hearing that wrapped up about aho ago, with testimony about flynn and the potential for blackmail. Its critical that we get to information to the white house. Testifying before the committee, former obama white house, sally yates. The former acting attorney general testified she met twice in person and met with don mcgann because mike flynn did not discuss sanctions with russia, when the transcripts show the opposite. Not only that the russians knew this, but they likely had proof of this information and that created a compromise situation, a situation where the National Security advisors could essentially be black mailed by the russians. Yates who would later lose her job for failing to back the
Sally yates says she never asked for unmasking of trump or his associates and she never leaked and that she tried to warn that general Michael Flynn could quote be essential ly black mailed by the russians. Catherine herridge live in washington with the report. Lou, it was an intense threehour hearing that wrapped up about aho ago, with testimony about flynn and the potential for blackmail. Its critical that we get to information to the white house. Testifying before the committee, former obama white house, sally yates. The former acting attorney general testified she met twice in person and met with don mcgann because mike flynn did not discuss sanctions with russia, when the transcripts show the opposite. Not only that the russians knew this, but they likely had proof of this information and that created a compromise situation, a situation where the National Security advisors could essentially be black mailed by the russians. Yates who would later lose her job for failing to back the
Former bush 43 spokesperson mercedes schlapp. Is this latest distinction, mercedes from the Obama Administration, president obama himself purportedly he had given the new president to be a heads up on general flynn a game changer . How would you describe it . I dont see this comment from these Obama Administration officials to be necessarily a gamechanger in any way. I think that President Trump at the time did have faith in Michael Flynn. I do believe that following what we have seen in these events that happened in the months, in january, february, where flynn had to resign, flynn continues to be that reoccurring nightmare that does not to away for the Trump Administration. Were all anticipating see what happens with the sally yates testimony which i think will be very telling in terms of these warnings that were given to the Trump Administration. But i just dont see it necessarily, what this actually brings what is a gamechanger, after the president and his team said no longer they