The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 76, the nays are 16. The nomination is confidence. Is confirmed. Under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate prior to a vote on the grigsby nomination. Who yields time . Mr. Leahy madam president . Madam president . The presiding officer the senator vermont. Mr. Leahy madam president , on the griggsby nomination, i have a statement which i will include in the record as though read, and i yield back all time. The presiding officer without objection. The question is on the nomination. All in favor say aye. All opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately be notified of the senates action. Under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate prior to a v
Few weeks. Mark had the responsibility of reforming the Consumer Product Safety Commission. It was long overdue. That commission was not exercising its authority and wasnt keeping americans safe as it should. Mark stepped up in a bipartisan fashion, he stepped up, and he ended up strengthening the Consumer Product Safety Commission through his efforts on the Senate Commerce committee. That will keep toxic toys out of stores. Many people recognize what mark pryor contributed in that effort. Parent magazine applauded mark pryor as one of the three movers and shakers in washington in 2005 for his work on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, work that will continue to keep america safer. Consumer protection has always been a hallmark of Marks Service dating back to his days as arkansas aattorney general and certainly as United States senator. Fewer than 2,000 men and women have ever had the privilege of serving in the United States senate in our entire history. With hundreds of millions
Vote the presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not there are 52 yeas, 40 nays. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate prior to a vote on the mcferran nomination. Who yields time . Without objection, all time being yielded back, the question occurs on the mcferran nomination. Is there a sufficient second for the yeas and nays . There is, there appears to be. The yeas and nays have been ordered. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, the ayes are 54, the nays are 40, and the nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate prior to a vote on the williams nomination. Without objection, all time is yielded back. And the question occurs on the williams nomination. All in favor say aye. All opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes d