A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator for west virginia. Mr. Manchin are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer it is. Mr. Manchin wish to vitiate the quorum call. I will i am doing so because i believe he is well qualified for the job. He has been the commissions general counsel for the past two and a half years. He understands the complex legal issues that come before the commission. I voted to report mr. Danlys nomination both last november and last week on the strength of his qualifications, not on politics. I urge my colleagues to do the same. But the position to which mr. Danly has been nominated is one of five seats on the federal Energy Regulatory commission. By law, no more than two of the five seats can be held by one party. Only three of the seats are now filled. Two by republicans and one by a democrat. The other democratic seat has been vacant since last august. Traditionally when both a republican seat and democrat seat has been vacant, the presi
Mr. President , i yield theen floor and notice an absence of coram. In moments the democrats left the Senate Consent to take up and pass several measures that would immediately help American Workers and American Families cope with the impacts of the coronavirus. Including paid sick leave for workers. Emergency Unemployment Insurance and much needed assistance to states overburdened by medicaid costs. These provisions are all included in legislation that will soon be passed by the house. Many of these policies have already been enacted by other countries, dealing more successfully with the coronavirus in our country is. These policies are targeted directly at the workers and families impacted by its a spread. They are not going to the big wealthy corporations or powerful people or wealthy people, they are going right at the workers and families the average working people who need the help. Now the republican later this morning, called these provisions quote and ideological wish list. Pr
Coronavirus, including paid sick leave for workers, emergency unemployment insurance, and muchneeded assistance to states overburdened by medicaid costs. These provisions are all included in legislation that will soon be passed by the house. Many of these policies have already been enacted by other countries dealing more successfully with the coronavirus than our country is. These policies are targeted directly at the workers and families impacted by its spread. They are not going to the big, wealthy corporations or powerful people or wealthy people. They are going right at the workers and families, average working people who need the help. Now, the republican leader this morning called these provisions, quote, an ideological wish list. President trump referred to them as goodies. If helping a construction work who is laid off as a result of the virus is part of an ideological wish list, then god help those who believe that fvment giving infected ifing giving in if giving infected work
Vote vote the presiding officer on this vote, the yeas are 96, the nays are one. The 60vote threshold having been achieved, the bill is passed. Senate will be in order. Please remove your conversations from the floor. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i withdraw amendment number 1419. The presiding officer the senator has that right. The amendment is withdrawn. The senator for alaska. Ms. Murkowski i modify the amendment amendment number 1407 with the chaplains at the desk. This modification includes, among other things, acceptance of amendment number 1419 offered by the senator from kentucky, mr. Mcconnell, for the senator from iowa, ms. Ernst. The presiding officer the senator has that right. The amendment is so modified. Mr. Mcconnell i send a cloture motion to the deck for the substitute amendment number 1407, as modified. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned
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