Receive testimony on 15 bills pending before the public lands Forest Service and mining subcommittee. Because of the large number of bills on todays agenda, im not going to go through all of them right now, but the complete agenda will of course be included in the record. I want to know they have a former member of the committee here, senator landrieu with us in the back and weve got members who will be joining us shortly have another Committee Assignments at the moment. We have others who will be joining us by telephone i believe. I also want to begin by recognizing that a staggering loss of life that has occurred and embed it within what has shaped up to be a really horrific wildfire season. More than 36 people have perished in the inferno is raging over it towards the westn United States. Dozens more are missing. In oregon, my colleague, senator wydens, home state of thousands of lost homes and evacuated. Elsewhere we have wind driven fires that continue to spread across our federal
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
Washington journal. Join the discussion with your comments. Wildfires continue to burn along the west coast, a public works subcommittee considers legislative options for addressing the wildfires in force management. This hearing includes testimony from an interior Department Official and the deputy chief of the u. S. Forest service. Good afternoon, everyone. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on 15 bills before the public lands subcommittee. Because of the large number of bills, i cant go through all of them right now. The agenda will be included in the record. I want to note that we have a former member of our committee, a longtime member of the senate. Weve got members who will be joining us shortly, who will have another Committee Assignment at the moment. Others will be joining us telephonically. Lossoflifeognize that has occurred. Within what is shaped up to be a really horrific wildfire season, more than 36 people have perished in infernos raging through the wes
Oracle shares rising on news the company could be the winning bidder for tiktok but it will not involve an outright sale. Bytedancehinese owner Sarah Ponczek has been following the ups and downs. Tech has been leading the comeback. Also, this latebreaking news ikola, and the sec investigating the company over shortsellers. Sarah the last i had checked, down about 8 or so after the market closed. Examining nikola based on this claim that came from the platform hindenburg. 30 , 35 ors fall so from last week. It has been quite the ride for nikola. Still up more than 200 this year but certainly getting hit pretty hard after these original allegations took hold. Now, getting even more focused with the sec taking them on. Emily this on the back of gm taking a huge equity stake in nikola. Lets talk about tech more broadly. News, continuing development. Oracle is in the leading position but a potential deal still under review. Oracle shares did rise. Walmart could still be a part of this. Sara
Weve seen the dow and triple gains. S p in positive territory too. Down 22 points, s p futures are off by four. Yesterday was a good day for the markets. You had the nasdaq wed been watching closely was a big outperformer gain of 293 points the first day out of the last four both the nasdaq and s p have been in positive territory. Those three days before that give you something to worry about . Futures had been higher. Down a lot but come off the highs in the session looking at the treasury market where the 10year stands right now. Just below 0. 7 . Oil prices which really fluctuated and sold off sharply. This morning are down again. Wti off 1. 5 andrew thanks, becky a couple big stories to talk about. The senate set to vote on that slimmed down relief bill today talks between the white house and House Democrats and a report that President Trump may step in with more executive actions to try and fill the gap if something doesnt get done joe . There are other places in the world too. We