Mr. Thune under the previous order, the question is on the sorokin nomination. Mr. Thune ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. There is. The yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the ayes are 91, the nays are zero. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the question is on the boulware nomination. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. There is. The yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . The yeas are 58, the nays are 35, and the nomination is confirmed. The presiding officer under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid on the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. U
Our version of productivity, i would ask to have some measure of skepticism in the i want interpretation of that y d productivity data. It is tied to revenue. I want to thank you again, i appreciate your candor, and i will tell you two weeks ago, many of us are asking for urgency, we have heard that froe you tonight. The acting secretary has i demonstrated his approach as one of urgency ask well. That i thank you very much. I do ask unanimous consent be that the former chairman of the subcommittee of oversite investigation be allowed to ask questions. Without objection, mr. Th johnso youre recognized for five minutes. Thankl you, mr. Chairman, an thank you to my colleagues for allowing me to participate. I commend you for your candor, i have i want to focus on the t it issue. As subcommittee of the o i committee, one of my very first requests of the va was to show t me the it architecture for the o va. Now, i dontn know what your ity background is, so i dont mean ar to be insulting. Do
The al jazz ear a journalists were sentenced to seven to ten years for supporting the outlaw muslim brotherhood. Earlier his family said they grateful and ecstatic that hes been released. He is currently with our brother mike in cypress where hes gathering his thoughts at the moment. Hes safe healthy, and very very happy to be on his way home. However, grestas colleagues remain behind bars. All three have maintained their innocence. More on now officials were able to secure the release. Reporter the release of al jazeeras peter gresta had been in the works for weeks. It began when the egyptian president issued a decree that he could deport foreigners held in egyptian prison. Fast forward to today. The general prosecutor in cairo sent the paperwork to the president to get the journalist deported. The minister of Foreign Affairs worked with the Australian Embassy to get him out of the country this afternoon. We havent heard anything yet but when he called after getting out of jail he sai