Vote the presiding officer any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not the yeas are 72. The nays are 18. 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. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator for 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 mr. President , every american has had to deal with annoying and Illegal Robocalls. All of us have been ininterrupted at one point or time announcing we won a prize or needing important banking information so that our account wont be closed. These calls are a major nuisance but of course theyre not just a nuisance, mr. President. Too Many Americans fal
I have known our next speaker for quite some time. I remember probably decade or so ago sitting on a bus going from Gettysburg College to the shenandoah, talking about next projects, our next speaker has been a great friend of me and institute and a great supporter of our journal of the Shenandoah Valley during the civil era. So it gives me great pleasure to introduce Brian Matthew jordan. Bryant is associate professor of Civil War History and chair of the department of history at houston state university. Hes the author or editor. Six books on the civil war era, including marching home Union Veterans and their unending civil war, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history in 2016. His more 100 reviews, articles and essays have appeared in scholarly journals edited volumes and popular magazines, so without further please join me in welcoming Brian Matthew jordan. Well, thank you so much jonathan, for that introduction. Thanks for the invitation to participate in this wonder
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I have known our next speaker for quite some time. I remember probably decade or so ago sitting on a bus going from Gettysburg College to the shenandoah, talking about next projects, our next speaker has been a great friend of me and institute and a great supporter of our journal of the Shenandoah Valley during the civil era. So it gives me great pleasure to introduce Brian Matthew jordan. Bryant is associate professor of Civil War History and chair of the department of history i have known our next speaker for some time. I remember getting on a bus. It gives me great pleasure to introduce Brian Matthew jordan. Brian is associate professor and chair of the department of history at sam houston state university. He is the author or editor of six books on the civil war era, including marching home, Union Veterans, and their unending civil war, which was a Pulitzer Prize nominee in 2016. His reviews of articles and essays have appeared in general volumes and popular magazines. Please join
I have known our next speaker for quite some time. I remember probably decade or so ago sitting on a bus going from Gettysburg College to the shenandoah, talking about next projects, our next speaker has been a great friend of me and institute and a great supporter of our journal of the Shenandoah Valley during the civil era. So it gives me great pleasure to introduce Brian Matthew jordan. Bryant is associate professor of Civil War History and chair of the department of history at houston state university. Hes the author or editor. Six books on the civil war era, including marching home Union Veterans and their unending civil war, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history in 2016. His more 100 reviews, articles and essays have appeared in scholarly journals edited volumes and popular magazines, so without further please join me in welcoming Brian Matthew jordan. Well, thank you so much jonathan, for that introduction. Thanks for the invitation to participate in this wonder