Secretary of defense for policy. If you can believe this i also had to file cloture on the incoming Inspector General for the pandemic recovery. If we had a nickel, a nickel for every time our democratic colleagues have claimed that congressional oversight of the recovery programs was important, the cares act would have paid for itself. And yet democrats blocked the confirmation of the special Inspector General to look over the program this week. So the senate will prepare to confirm these qualified people the hard way. Three years and counting of democratic heal dragging heel dragging continues. There will be plenty legislative business before us as well. Senators will continue to monitor the Pandemic Response and discuss ways to help the nation pivot toward reopening and economic recovery. In addition, thanks to the hard work of Senators Gardner and daines, well be able to take up their bipartisan Great American outdoors act in the next work period. A milestone achievement to secure public lands and ensure their upkeep well into the future. And well have the National Defense authorization act so that we do not let this Pandemic Take our eye off the ball of our nations security. So well have much work to do in our home states next week. Well have much to do when we get back here after that. All around the nation americans are taking precautions but theyre continuing to show up to do essential jobs and keep the nation going. The senate is not going to be an exception to showing up. Now, mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of the following nomination, executive calendar 654. The presiding officer without objection, the clerk will report. The clerk agreement of defense, kenneth j. Braithwaite of pennsylvania to be secretary of the navy. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent the senate vote on the nomination with no intervening action or debate, that if confirmed the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table and the president be needly notified of the senates action. The presiding officer without objection. The question is on the nomination. All in favor say aye. Opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The nomination is confirmed. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent that the environment and Public Works Committee be discharged from further consideration of p. N. Number 1608 and 1333 and the senate proceed to the consideration of the nominations en bloc. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection, the senate will proceed to the nomination consideration of the nomination en bloc. The clerk will report. The clerk Nuclear Regulatory commission, Christopher Hanson of michigan to be a member. David a. Wright of South Carolina to be a member. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent the senate vote on the nominations en bloc with no intervening action or debate, that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the president be needly owe immediately notified of the senates action. The presiding officer without objection. The question is on the nomination the question is on the confirmation of the nomination en bloc. All in favor say aye. Opposed . The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The nominations are confirmed en bloc. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to consideration of executive calendar 691 and 692 with the exception of prestige and rivera, that the nominations be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered 345eud and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and the president be immediately notified of the senates action. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of executive calendar 658 through 688 and all nominations on the secretarys desk and the air force, army, marine corps and navy, the nominations be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and the president be immediately notified of the senates action. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate now proceed to s. Res. 556. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk Senate Resolution 556 designating may 1, 2020, as United StatesForeign Service day and so forth. The presiding officer is there objection to proceeding to the measure . Without objection. The committee is discharged. The senate will proceed. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent that the senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate Resolutions which were submitted earlier today. S. Res. 597 through s. Res. 599. The presiding officer is there objection to proceeding to the measures en bloc . Without objection, the senate will proceed. Mr. Mcconnell i know of no further debate on the resolutions. The presiding officer is there further debate . If not all in favor say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The resolutions are agreed to en bloc. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent that the preambles be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table all en bloc. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i understand there are two bills at the desk and i ask for their First Reading en bloc. The presiding officer the clerk will read the title also of the bills for the first time. S. 388 a bill for forgive the loan forgiveness period for the paycheck protection program. 680 0rbgs an act making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2020 and for other purposes. Mr. Mcconnell i ask for its second reading and i object to my own request all en bloc. The presiding officer the objection having been heard, the bills will receive their second reading on the next legislative day. Mr. Mcconnell so now, mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its Business Today it adjourn to then convene for pro forma sessions only with no business being conducted on the following dates and times and that following each pro forma session, the Senate Adjourn until the next pro forma session. Friday, may 22, 9 00 a. M. Tuesday, may 26, 9 30 a. M. Thursday, may 28, 11 00 a. M. I further ask when the Senate Adjourns on thursday, may 28, it next convene at 3 00 p. M. Monday, june 1 and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed. Further, upon the closing of morning business, the senate proceed to executive session to resume the tipton nomination. Further, at 5 30, the senate resume consideration of the badalamenti nomination under the previous order. I finally notwithstanding the provisions of rule 22, monday, june 1 count as the intervening day with respect to cloture motions filed during todays session of the senate. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell so if theres no further business to come before the senate, i ask it stand adjourned under the mr. Sullivan mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from alaska. Mr. Sullivan mr. President , it is thursday, one of my favorite times in the week, because it is the time i get to come down on the senate floor and recognize an extraordinary alaskan who we refer to as the alaskan of the week. Now,