March 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1523 Ms. BALDWIN. I call for the yeas and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without CLOTURE MOTION nays. objection, it is so ordered. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a CONFIRMATION OF DEBRA ANNE HAALAND ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the sufficient second? Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, just a Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby There appears to be a sufficient sec- word about the history-making nomi- move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- nation of Executive Calendar No. 37, Xavier ond. nation that was just approved by the The clerk will call the roll. Becerra, of California, to be Secretary of Senate. We have now made history Health and Human Services. The legislative clerk called the roll. twice in the last few minutes. We have Charles E. Schumer, Chris Van Hollen, Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the made history twice because we have Michael F. Bennet, Jack Reed, Tammy Senator from Colorado (Mr. BENNET), nominated the first Native American Duckworth, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jeff the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Secretary of the Interior and the first Merkley, Christopher A. Coons, Rich- HICKENLOOPER), and the Senator from Native American Cabinet official in ard Blumenthal, Patrick J. Leahy, Hawaii (Ms. HIRONO) are necessarily ab- American history. Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith, Brian Schatz, Ron Wyden, Robert Menendez, sent. The confirmation of DEB HAALAND is Mr. THUNE. The following Senators Richard J. Durbin, Martin Heinrich, amazing. It is a huge step forward, and Maria Cantwell. are necessarily absent: the Senator now it creates a government that more from Wyoming (Mr. BARRASSO), the embodies the full richness and diver- f Senator from Tennessee (Mr. sity of this country. We have known HAGERTY), the Senator from Wyoming for so long the Native American com- (Ms. LUMMIS), the Senator from Kansas munity was treated badly, and we have LEGISLATIVE SESSION (Mr. MARSHALL), the Senator from a long way to go but we have begun Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I Florida (Mr. RUBIO), and the Senator with the ARP. And now with the ap- move to proceed to legislative session. from Pennsylvania (Mr. TOOMEY). proval of DEB HAALAND to be the Sec- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Further, if present and voting, the retary of the Interior, we are moving question is on agreeing to the motion. Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. forward, and she will do a great job as The motion was agreed to. TOOMEY) would have voted ‘‘nay,’’ the Interior Secretary. She represents a Senator from Kansas (Mr. MARSHALL) turnaround because the Trump admin- f would have voted ‘‘nay,’’ and the Sen- istration did more to undermine the re- ator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO) would lationship between the Federal Govern- EXECUTIVE SESSION have voted ‘‘nay.’’ ment and Tribes than has been done in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there a long time. DEB HAALAND will reverse any other Senators in the Chamber de- that and move much further along. So siring to vote or to change their vote? we are proud of what the Senate has EXECUTIVE CALENDAR The result was announced—yeas 51, done. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I nays 40, as follows: UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT—EXECUTIVE move to proceed to executive session to [Rollcall Vote No. 119 Ex.] CALENDAR consider Calendar No. 17. YEAS—51 Now, Mr. President, I ask unanimous The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Baldwin Heinrich Reed consent that the motion to reconsider Blumenthal Kaine Rosen be considered made and laid upon the question is on agreeing to the motion. Booker Kelly Sanders table and the President be immediately The motion was agreed to. Brown King Schatz The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Cantwell Klobuchar Schumer notified of the Senate’s action. Cardin Leahy Shaheen The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without clerk will report the nomination. Carper Luja´ n Sinema objection, it is so ordered. The senior assistant legislative clerk Casey Manchin Smith read the nomination of Martin Joseph Collins Markey Stabenow f Coons Menendez Sullivan Walsh, of Massachusetts, to be Sec- Cortez Masto Merkley Tester LEGISLATIVE SESSION retary of Labor. Duckworth Murkowski Van Hollen Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I CLOTURE MOTION Durbin Murphy Warner move to proceed to legislative session. Feinstein Murray Warnock Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I send Gillibrand Ossoff Warren The PRESIDING OFFICER. The a cloture motion to the desk. Graham Padilla Whitehouse question is on agreeing to the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- Hassan Peters Wyden The motion was agreed to. ture motion having been presented NAYS—40 f under rule XXII, the Chair directs the Blackburn Fischer Risch EXECUTIVE SESSION clerk to read the motion. Blunt Grassley Romney Boozman Hawley Rounds The senior assistant legislative clerk Braun Hoeven Sasse read as follows: Burr Hyde-Smith EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Scott (FL) CLOTURE MOTION Capito Inhofe Scott (SC) Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I Cassidy Johnson Shelby We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Cornyn Kennedy Thune move to proceed to executive session to ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Cotton Lankford Tillis consider Calendar No. 37. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Cramer Lee Tuberville The PRESIDING OFFICER. The move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- Crapo McConnell Wicker Cruz Moran question is on agreeing to the motion. nation of Executive Calendar No. 17, Martin Daines Paul Young The motion was agreed to. Joseph Walsh, of Massachusetts, to be Sec- Ernst Portman The PRESIDING OFFICER. The retary of Labor. Charles E. Schumer, Patty Murray, Rich- NOT VOTING—9 clerk will report the nomination. The senior assistant legislative clerk ard Blumenthal, Christopher A. Coons, Barrasso Hickenlooper Marshall Sheldon Whitehouse, Jeff Merkley, Bennet Hirono Rubio read the nomination of Xavier Becerra, Brian Schatz, Amy Klobuchar, Ben- Hagerty Lummis Toomey of California, to be Secretary of Health jamin L. Cardin, Cory A. Booker, Ed- The nomination was confirmed. and Human Services. ward J. Markey, Angus S. King, Jr., Mr. SCHUMER. I suggest the absence CLOTURE MOTION Robert P. Casey, Jr., Chris Van Hollen, of a quorum. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I send Sherrod Brown, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The a cloture motion to the desk. Tim Kaine, Tammy Baldwin. clerk will call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous con- The bill clerk proceeded to call the ture motion having been presented sent that the mandatory quorum calls roll. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the for the cloture motions filed today, Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask clerk to read the motion. March 15, be waived. unanimous consent that the order for The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the quorum call be rescinded. read as follows: objection, it is so ordered.

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