If not all in favor say aye. All opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes have it. The nominations are confirmed en bloc. Mr. Mcconnell 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. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 26, s. 129. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk calendar number 26, s. 129, a bill to reauthorize and amend the Sea Grant College program act and for other purposes. The presiding officer is there objection to proceeding to the motion . Without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent that the wicker substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to, the bill as amended be considered read a third time. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i know of no further debate on the
Vote the presiding officer is anyone in the chamber who wishes to vote or change his or her vote . Seeing none, on this vote the yeas are 84. The nays are 9. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from nebraska. Mrs. Fischer thank you. Rise to speak on the Defense Authorization bill. Congress has passed this Bipartisan Legislation every year for the past 55 years, and once again this year the United States senate is debating this critical legislation to provide our men and women in uniform with the resources they need to keep americans safe. This is a bipartisan bill. It represents the combined efforts of members from both sides of the aisle. It walls approved unanimously by the Senate Armed Services committee. All 27 of our members voted for it. Thats more than a quarter of this body. The distinguished chairman, the senior senator from arizona, spoke on the