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The committee on rules and administration will come to order. Good morning to i want to thank amy colleagues for joinin us today. Id like to welcome our nominees to todays hearing. Shawna bashard, sean cooksy and alan dixon are the president s nominees to be members of the federal elections committee. As our witnesses are joining us remotely i also understand that their families and friends are watching today and so i welcome them as well. This is a big responsibility, its a significant president ial nomination, and significant to the work of this committee. And i know youre proud of your Family Member as they have moved forward to this opportunity. Let me say a little bit about a couple of nominees and then im going to turn to another committee member, senator cruz to talk about the third nominee. Allen dickerson is the nominee to be a member of the federal Elections Commission for a term, expiring on april the 30th, 2025. Mr. Dickersons been practicing law for 20 years, primarily in
The next four years and what it can reasonably be expected to achieve. Number what, largely, to be a steward of the nations recovery. Having to reconcile with an agenda that formally biden cant begin to implement it until january 2020. That leaves time for the Trump Administration to steer the agenda to our they favor. Covid cases are trending higher. There are signs that Economic Growth is showing some strain. When we talk about what good potential he talk about, Mitch Mcconnell is on board for some fiscal stimulus. Jay powell out there also making comments about what could potentially be done. Carolinerobably why sort of stormed off the set. Ratio, a lot of people in washington, look where the budget deficit is. I know you are a closet mmter, joe. Explain to me how you get a major fiscal stimulus done. Joe you just vote for it. Politicalm is constraints. There is a lot of agreement, we need more stimulus, various programs that were enacted at the start of the pandemic, we have a spen
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Vote vote vote vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . Hearing none, the yeas are 64, the nays are 24. 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. Mr. Thune madam president . The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. Mr. Thune i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Thune madam president , i have four requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have a approval of the majority and minority leaders. The presiding officer duly noted. Mr. Thune madam president , before i begin, i want to acknowledge the tremendous news released yesterday that early