inaudible the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain the presiding officer let us pray. O rock of our salvation, you alone are our hope for the years to come. Because of your mercies, you have given us the gift of this day. You have been our help in ages past, and we place our future in your hands. Lord, forgive us when we do things our way, refusing to submit to your holy will and seeking to derail your wise and powerful providence. Remind us to seek first to stay within the circle of your divine purposes for you are god and we are not. Today, use our lawmakers for your glory. Give them the unity they need to accomplish your will. Guide them with your wisdom. We pray in your matchless name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the 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, w
Vote vote the presiding officer the yeas are 50, the nays are 44. The confirmation is the nomination is cost. The motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table is slade and the president will be pleadly 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 executive calendar number 736, andre b. Mathis of tennessee to be United States circuit judge for the sixth circuit signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waive add. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that the Senate Debate on the nomination of andre b. Mathis of tennessee to be United States circuit judge for the sixth circuit shall be brought at that close. The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk