vote: the presiding officer: are any senators wishing to change their votes or are any senators wishing to vote? if not, the yeas are 52, the nays are 43. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider can considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate s 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 joshua m. kindred of alaska to be united states district judge for the district of alaska, signed by 17 senators. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. daines: i ask unanimous consent that the votes in this series be ten minutes in length. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. by unanimous co