Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to change his vote . Are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote . If not, the yeas are 52, the nays are 44, and the nomination is confirmed. Under the evious order, the motion to reconsider is consideredade and laid upon e table and the president will be immediately notified of the senas actions. A senator madam president. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call wit respect to the shelt nomination be waived. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk clotu motion, we, the undersigned setors, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, hereby bring to a close debate on the nomation of judy slton, of califora, to be a member of t board of governors of the Federal Reserve system, signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is,
The university of texas on the pandemic. Of then Michael Morris guggenheim securities. You can only go back in florida. Taking a more circumspect view of whether or not these parts should open. Earnings next week are going to be a big theme as well. A lot of the big tech names are going to be in focus. Lets talk about what is happening broadly in these markets. You mentioned the curve steepeners. The curve is flattening. There is pain in that trade. The u. S. 10year yield has come down. A tight rangein over the last month. S year, we saw the 10 year the range as than 60 basis points to 75 basis points. Equity markets have faded. Im struggling to see where the catalyst is coming from, which catalyst to focus on. How markets are going to progress from here. Lets get help with that question. Yields, theg bond curve flattening out. Equity markets are going nowhere in a hurry. We have a. We have virus. We have elections. Where are you focusing your attention . Thank you for having me. When
Skies. We praise you for the love that surrounds us and for your mercies that are new each day. Lord, guide our senators. May they continue to look to you as their helper, defender, and friend. Inspire them to always trust in your unfailing love as they depend on you to do for them what they cant accomplish with their strength alone. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley mr. President. Pra the senator from iowa. The presiding officer i ask mr. Grassley i ask permission to address the senate for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley my friend senator wyden and i released an updated version of our bipartisan prescription reduction act. That bill will deliver even more savings for seniors
Have made to washington, d. C. , over the years. The the doors that they have knocked on, the efforts that they have contributed are just are just considerable. And you start to name names. You start thinking about tara sweeney and the folks that have been there year in and year out. Those who have been supportive, either traveling back here or those who call, those who write. It really is it really is its gratifying, its heartwarming, and it is it is a its a reality that you can never say thank you for the efforts that you have made over the years. So to know that as you as you spoke as alaskans that your voices have been heard and that congress has finally listened is, indeed, gratifying. And, of course, we would not have reach this point without two particular alaskans, the one im proud to serve with here in our delegation, don young, the dean of the house, the congressman for all alaska. He has singlehandedly kept this issue alive in the house for a generation. It has been 13 times
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