Vote the presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or change their vote . On this the vote the yeas are 53, the nays are 40. The nomination is agreed to and confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates actions. 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, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of Lawrence Vandyke, of nevada, to be United States circuit judge for the ninth circuit. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of Lawrence Vandyke, of nevada, to be United States circuit judge for the ninth circuit shall be brought to a close . The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the rol
And the wind speed is above the Oakland Hills and above the caldecott, its 28 miles perhour, and 24 at las trampas, mount saint helena, 10 in mount diablo, 16 and not as bad as yesterday. The Oakland Hills were rocking yesterday and only one site is this morning, 29. 31 at fairfield, some cool readings with a freeze warning to the north going until 9 00 and probably not too many 20s but some are at 30, 31 and 32 degrees. 60s and 70s on the forecast highs and it will stay a little bit above with the direction offshore and not as robust. The humidity is going up and yesterday it was bone dry and Single Digits on the relative humidity. The pattern has changed and the last system came through with nothing showing up in the next 35 days and even the week, it looks really quiet with a dry pattern and 60s and 70s. Sal is here and this time he will talk about . The man behind the curtain doing the audio, who is it . I dont know. Im messing with you. Good morning. Lets take a look at the commut
Because if theres one thing trump specializes in, its unusual holds. [ laughter ] im just going to grab your hand real tight and get my lips [ laughter ] like, as close as i can but not touching you just like [ laughter ] and itll make a good picture. [ laughter ] President Trump returned to the white house tonight after spending three nights at home in trump tower, which means workers at the tower can start taking the letters down again [ laughter ] President Trump claimed today that one of the first things World Leaders do when meeting him is congratulate him on the u. S. Economy mostly because of the sign [ laughter ] former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was eliminated on dancing with the stars last night. Well, thats it. [ cheers and applause you guys you guys, that is it i guess weve finally seen the last of oh, no. [ laughter ] no senator Elizabeth Warren said at a town hall yesterday that she was advised to smile more to win over male voters as opposed to joe biden who
Quorum call ms. Cortez masto mr. President , i rise today in opposition to it the nomination of lawrence van dyke to serve on the United States court of appeals for the ninth circuit. Mr. Van dyke fits neatly into this administrations pattern of picking federal judges for our Circuit Courts of appeal without meaningful input from home state senators. The president continues to select ideologically extreme nominees like mr. Van dyke, and the white house is putting forward people without enough experience for the momentous roles they have been chosen to serve. Mr. Van dyke has been nominated to fill a nevada seat on the ninth circuit, even though hes not a nevadan. He didnt grow up in my state, he doesnt appear to own property there, he doesnt seem to have family ties, and he was only an active member of the nevada state bar for two years. Senator rosen and i engage with the white house to put forward highly respected nevadans with bipartisan support, but our suggestions were summarily i
Judicial nominations, including District Court nominees for arkansas and pennsylvania, as well as Appeals Court nominations for the 9th circuit covering the western u. S. And the 2nd circuit which includes connecticut, new york and vermont. And now to live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, thank you for not leaving us alone in a challenging world. You remain our refuge in every storm. We call you when troubles arise, and you rescue us even from selfinflicted wounds. You clean up our debris, restoring us to your sweet fellowship. As our lawmakers commit this day to you, help them navigate through its turbulence. May your spirit impinge on their minds, guiding them by the light of your truth. Be the resource they need to be faithful stewards of your unfolding providence. We pray in your gracious name. Amen. The president pro t