Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 65, the nays are 28. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer question is on the motion. All those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 655. The presiding officer question is on the motion. All those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, department of defense, victor g. Mercado of california to be an assistant secretary. Mr. Mcconnell i send a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion.
Balance the top court hears a final arguments to a new power sharing deal. So the search for a Coronavirus Vaccine has been given a massive boost to leaders from the e. U. And other nations have pledged pledged billions of dollars for Research France germany and canada are among the nations that made pledges during an online donors summit norways Prime Minister says its regrettable that the u. S. Was not taking part World Health Organizations director general says just developing a vaccine is not enough. Because to me it is a measure of success and not be how fast we dont bend or to lose it will be how quickly we can distribute them none of us can accept a world in which some people are protected while islands remain exposed this is an open to needy not only to defeat a common enemy but to forge a common future. Lets be not a gentle joins me now from oxford and joe what are we expecting from the said pledging conference. One of the hope is nick that they managed to get together all of
Listening in washington and around the country and around the world. I am mike ohanlon at the Brookings Institution. We are honored to host mark esper who, after being introduced by my boss, retired general john allen, he will offer remarks on how the covid19 is affecting the armed forces and anything else. I will ask questions and then i will hear from you. If you have not already submitted your welcome to do so. Apologies that we may not get to all questions. Ado, let me hand the body the baton to john allen. Good morning. My name is john allen and i am the president of the Brookings Institution and it is my great pledge to welcome you all to , featuring dr. Mark esper. Esper was sworn in as the 22nd secretary of defense on 2019. 0 323, he served as a secretary of the toy from november 20, 2017 the summer of 2019. He is no stranger to service. He is a 1986 west point graduate and upon graduation he was commissioned in the infantry and that makes at least two infantrymen on this call.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am the president of the brookings institution. It is my great privilege to welcome you all to todays event. Secretary esper was the 27th secretary of defense. He had served as the acting secretary in june and july of that year also served as secretary of the army to the summer of 2019. Secretary esper is no stranger to service. He is a west point graduate and upon graduation was in the infantry. Upon completion of ranger training, he served in the 101st Airborne Division and participated in the 1991 gulf war with the cherished screaming angles. Eagles. He retired from the u. S. Army in on7 after spending 10 years active duty. For much of the decade that followed, secretary esper continued his service. The former Senate Majority secretary forthe defense under george w. Bush. She would go on to a distinguished career in the defense industry, most recently serving as Vice President of relations for raytheon. Honored. Especially given the ongoing crisi
You are welcome to submit rookings. Eduevents b email address. With apologies that we may not get to all of them. Without further ado, let me hand the baton to john allen to introduce the secretary. Thank you. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is john allen and im the president of the Brookings Institution and it is my great privilege to welcome you all to todays event featuring our honored guest, the u. S. Secretary of defense, dr. Mark esper. Secretary esper was the 27th secretary of defense. He had served as the acting secretary in june and july of that year also served as secretary of the army to the summer of 2019. Secretary esper is no stranger to service. He is a west point graduate and upon graduation was in the infantry. Upon completion of ranger training, he served in the 101st Airborne Division and participated in the 1991 gulf war with the cherished screaming angles. Eagles. He retired from the u. S. Army in on7 after spending 10 years active duty. For much of the