The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired. On the wiegand nomination. The question now occurs on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 82, the nays are 14. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. 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 thomas t. Cullen of virginia to be United States district judge for the Western District of virginia. Signed by 17 senators. The
We are the largest Political Committee in support of electing women in this country. We are looking forward to a very big 2020. Host tonights keynote speaker, Kamala Harris, you are quoted in one of the papers about your impressions of her. For those who did not read it, what do you think her being on the ticket rings to the issues your organization focuses on . The most important issue for us at emilys list is womens or presentation. We really do believe that we are going to have a better country, with better policies and more forward thinking when we have an equal number of women and men sitting at our decisionmaking table, and in the highest levels of power. To see senator harris rise up and be chosen by Vice President , which we were so grateful for, you have nominee someone being great enthusiasm, someone with great experience as attorney general of california and United States senator, someone with great passion and compassion for this country, and i am just thrilled by what i am
Then, naacp president and ceo Derrick Johnson on black voters and the important issues in campaign 2020. Washington journal is next. I am pleased to announce that Vice President joe biden has officially been nominated by the Democratic Party as our candidate for president of the United States. Vice President Biden is hereby invited to deliver an acceptance speech. Thank you very, very much, from the bottom of my heart. It means the world to me and my family, and i will see you on thursday. That took place after a first ever virtual rollcall vote officiallyn is selected as the nominee for the Democratic Party. Just some of the activities on night two of the Democratic National convention. Watch our coverage of night three starting at 9 00 tonight on cspan, cspan. Org, and follow along on our cspan radio app. In the first hour bang, you can give us your impressions of the activities. In the first hour, you can give us your impressions of the activities. If you support joe biden, 202 7488
Mr. President , theres no doubt theres a lot of anger in our country right now. Weve seen that anger and have given voice all throughout our communities and small towns and big cities. We have seen it in our household, among our families, our children, our friends. The killing of george floyd has shocked us all. The video of a Police Officer so nonchalantly kneeling on his neck as he begged to be released in three other officers standing by as if nothing was happening, as if it were not for human beings like being taken has shocked us. By now, we all know how george floyd called out for his mother who passed years ago, a mother who loved him, whom he must have him in his final moments. His final i cant breathe, he said. The last words of a man on the street in minneapolis that has rocked the nation. Three simple words, mr. President , that means so much and had so much resonance throughout our history, words that at their very hearts have helped to define a moral issue of the country a
Do support defunding the police. The presiding officer the senator from alaska. Mr. Sullivan mr. President , theres no doubt that theres a lot of anger in our country right now. Weve seen that anger been given voice all throughout our communities in small towns and big cities. Weve seen it in our households among our families, our children, our friends. The killing of george floyd has shocked us all. The video of a Police Officer so nonchalantly kneeling on georges neck as he begged to be released, and three other officers standing by as if nothing was happening, as if it werent a human beings life being taken has shocked us. By now we all know how george floyd called out, calling out for his mother who had passed years ago, a mother who loved him, whom he must have seen coming to him in his final moments. I cant breathe, he said, the last words of a man on a street in minneapolis that has rocked the nation. Three simple words, mr. President , that mean so much, have so much resonance