The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, on this vote, the ayes are 54, the nays are 44. The motion is agreed to. Under the previous order, the senate will r resume legislative session. 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 motion to proceed to calendar number 333, h. R. 3979, an act to amend the Internal Revenue code of 19 8 1986 and so forth, sigy 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. Is it the sense of the senate that debate on the motion to proceed to h. R. 3979, an act to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986, to ensure that Emergency Service volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Pat
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings. Reports show more than 1,300 people have died.
Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria searched through the frigid night into Tuesday, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 4,000 people.