Automatic sequester cuts. Kentucky senator rand paul will offer an amendment to lower spending caps over the next decade. We expect final votes later this morning and we may also see more work on President Trumps judicial nominations. Now live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who has created humanity in your image, look upon us and hear our prayers. Today, give our lawmakers the desire to do your will and the energy to complete the tasks that will glorify your name. That which they dont know, reveal it. That which they lack, supply it and that which they doubt, confirm it. Keep them blameless in your service, so that their lives will be living letters causing people to exalt your name. Lord, strengthen their minds for your service, so that your wisdom will permeate their endeavors. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in re
Vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 54, the nays are 37, the nomination is confirmed. The clerk will report the next nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, brian c. Buescher, of nebraska, to be United States district judge for the district of nebraska. The presiding officer the question is on the nomination. A senator i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote change the presiding officer are there any senators wishing to change their vote . The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates actions. Mr. Merkley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from north dakota. Mr. Hoeven madam president , i ask unanimous consent that the senate pro
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Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fivevotes. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from missouri, mrs. Wagner to suspen pass h. R. 4723 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk h. R. 4723, a bill to provide forget the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons undermining the dayton Peace Agreement or threatening the security of bosnia or herzgovenia or for otherestion is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [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. ] i the speaker pro tempore on this vot