Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 49, the nays are 44. The nomination is confirmed. 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 nomination of keith e. Sonderling of florida to be a member of the equal Employment Opportunity commission. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The questions is, is it the sense of the senate the is that debate on the nomination of keith e. Sonderling of florida to be a member of the equal Employment Opportunity Commission Shall be brought to a close. The yeas are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote vote the presiding officer on this vote the yeas are 52, the nays are 41. The motion is
Commitment to bring you live gavel to gavel coverage of congress. Working on executive nominations with votes this morning at 11 30 eastern. Live to the floor of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. Dr. Bll open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, we continue to trust the powe of your prevailing providence. In times of trouble, you keep us safe from harm. You strengthen us when all seems lost, enabling us to reach your desired destination without stumbling or slipping. Lord, your plans are fulfilled, in spite of our enemies. Surround our senators with the shield of your divine favor. Inspire them to rejoice in your might because of your victorious guidance. Keep them from the paths of disgrace. Look with favor, o lord, upon us all. And may our service ever be acceptable to you. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic
Funding expires. Bills on energy and clean air and forced labor. Announced Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in state in statuary hall at u. S. Capitol friday. The ceremony will only be open [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by conroy. Plain, father chaplain conroy let us pray. Ord, merciful god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. E give you thanks for the life and work of justice ruth ginsburg. Americans be inspired to be their best selves because of her example. She rest in peace. Bless those throughout our ation who are suffering from the pandemic, fires, hurricanes, and flooding. Needs continue. Our political leaders to tend to those needs with sp
Im heather holmes. Im frank somerville. The speaker says she was now set up. The salon owner says she just wants to open up. More tonight from trailer political reporter greg lee. Reporter after fox news obtained the Surveillance Video showing House Speaker nancy pelosi appearing to skirt covid 19 regulations, trent 25, the San Francisco salon owner who released it is explaining why. This is not about politics at all. This is about Small Businesses and people that have worked hard to build a life. Reporter the video shows Speaker Pelosi inside e salon on monday with her face mask hanging around her neck. As of today, San Francisco salons are allowed to operate outside only. What was your reaction when you first saw that video of her . I got sick to my stomach to be honest. Just shock. When they said what were able to accommodate people, one person at a time, we could set up a time, i trusted that. As it turns out, it was a set of. Reporter Speaker Pelosi responded to the controversy ar
American veterans. We will hear the opening statements. I will remind you to pause two to three seconds before spe speaking, so the microphone picks up your words and so you can pause when answering questions so we capture your complete response. Thank you very much, ms. Barnes, you are recognized for five minutes. Ms. Barnes, you may have to unmute. I think were having trouble hearing you. Proceed, ms. Barnes. I think you just unmuted okay. Members of the subcommittee and task force, thank you for inviting me here to today to discuss Sexual Harassment at the department of Veterans Affairs. 2016 survey by the protection board estimated that 22 of va employees experienced some form of Sexual Harassment in the workplace. Va has several methods to address such Sexual Harassment complaints, but we found that the agency was falling short in a number of areas including one, the complaint structure, the [inaudible] and three [inaudible] to va employees. I will discuss issues with the complain