Vote the presiding officer are there any senators looking to vote or to change their votes . If not, the ayes are 54, the nays are 36. The motion is agreed to. Pursuant to the provisions of s. Res. 15 of the 113th congress, there will now be up to eight hours of postcloture consideration of the nomination, equally divided in the usual form. Mr. Reid mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Reid it is hard to believe that tomorrow will be the anniversary of the deaths of 20 little boys and girls in newtown, connecticut. Not only those little boys and girls, but six educators whose lives were taken by an unspeakable tragedy at sandy hook, elementary school. The names allison, aviel, charlotte, daniel, olivia, josephini, anna, dylan, madeline, katherine, james, chase, jesse, grace, noah, jack, emily, carol, jessica and benjamin. These little boys and girls were 6 and 7 years old. They were murdered. Although their years were few, their lives have touched and will con