Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 92, the nays are 4. And the nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table. The president will be immediately notified of the senates action. The presiding officer 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 john w. Holcomb of california to be United States district judge for the Central District of california. 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 john w. Holcomb of california to be United States district judge for the Central District of california shall
Very well. We have a great relationship with romania. The United States and romania have gotten along better than ever before, so i want to thank you for that, and we have got big trade going on, business. We have a lot of trade with romania. They are very talented people. We buy, they buy. We have a lot of romanian people in the United States, and they are tremendous people, they work hard and are very, very successful. How many do you have in the United States, you know . Has anyone figured that out . Pres. Iohannis we have a lot of romanians in the state. Pres. Trump i think i know most of them. Pres. Iohannis great people. I think a quarter of a million or so. Pres. Trump its a lot. A very large population, and they love romania, too. They have never forgotten romania. They are very much inclined in that way, that is a good thing. I want to thank you, mr. President. It is a great honor. Pres. Iohannis thank you so much, mr. President. It is a great pleasure to be here. Pres. Trump
This discussion. You can see the rest of it on cspan. Org. Going live as maritime administrator mark busby is talking about defense funding, live coverage on cspan2. Retired navy admiral mark busby. I would like to welcome the general officers and the many distinguished guests that are with us this morning. Welcome to our industry partners, leaders of industry and others for your continued support of this event in the navy league as a whole, General Dynamics is pleased to sponsor the special topic breakfast. These events and venues for the Defense Industry to interface with government requirements and acquisition professionals, something that we value. General dynamics thanks you for your participation and we thank General Dynamics for their support. Now back to our special guest. Are you ready, admiral . Admiral mark busby was sworn in as maritime administrator on august 8, 2017. Prior to his appointment he served as president of the National Defense transportation association. A posi
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