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April 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2421 EXECUTIVE SESSION Mitch McConnell, Thom Tillis, Mike United States District Judge for the Crapo, John Hoeven, Johnny Isakson, Eastern District of Texas. John Thune, Shelley Moore Capito, CLOTURE MOTION EXECUTIVE CALENDAR John Boozman, Mike Rounds, Pat Rob- erts, James E. Risch, Richard Burr, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, David send a cloture motion to the desk. move to proceed to executive session to Perdue, John Cornyn, Tom Cotton. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- consider Calendar No. 123. f ture motion having been presented The PRESIDING OFFICER. The under rule XXII, the Chair directs the question is on agreeing to the motion. LEGISLATIVE SESSION clerk to read the motion. The motion was agreed to. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The bill clerk read as follows: The clerk will report the nomination. move to proceed to legislative session. CLOTURE MOTION The bill clerk read the nomination of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- William Cooper, of Maryland, to be question is on agreeing to the motion. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the General Counsel of the Department of The motion was agreed to. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Energy. f move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- CLOTURE MOTION nation of J. Campbell Barker, of Texas, to be EXECUTIVE SESSION United States District Judge for the Eastern Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I District of Texas. send a cloture motion to the desk. Mitch McConnell, Johnny Isakson, Roger The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR F. Wicker, John Boozman, John Cor- ture motion having been presented nyn, Mike Crapo, Shelley Moore Cap- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I under rule XXII, the Chair directs the ito, Pat Roberts, Roy Blunt, Deb Fisch- clerk to read the motion. move to proceed to executive session to er, David Perdue, Todd Young, John The bill clerk read as follows: consider Calendar No. 214. Thune, Mike Rounds, Steve Daines, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The John Hoeven, Thom Tillis. CLOTURE MOTION question is on agreeing to the motion. f We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- The motion was agreed to. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the The clerk will report the nomination. LEGISLATIVE SESSION Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- The bill clerk read the nomination of Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I nation of William Cooper, of Maryland, to be Gordon Hartogensis, of Connecticut, to move to proceed to legislative session. General Counsel of the Department of En- be Director of the Pension Benefit The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ergy. Guaranty Corporation for a term of question is on agreeing to the motion. Mitch McConnell, David Perdue, Shelley five years. The motion was agreed to. Moore Capito, John Barrasso, John CLOTURE MOTION f Boozman, Mike Crapo, Richard C. Shelby, Mike Rounds, John Cornyn, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I EXECUTIVE SESSION Roger F. Wicker, Pat Roberts, John send a cloture motion to the desk. Thune, John Hoeven, Roy Blunt, Marco The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- Rubio, Tim Scott, Kevin Cramer. ture motion having been presented EXECUTIVE CALENDAR under rule XXII, the Chair directs the f Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I clerk to read the motion. move to proceed to executive session to LEGISLATIVE SESSION The bill clerk read as follows: consider Calendar No. 29. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I CLOTURE MOTION move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- question is on agreeing to the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby The clerk will report the nomination. The motion was agreed to. move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- The bill clerk read the nomination of f nation of Gordon Hartogensis, of Con- necticut, to be Director of the Pension Ben- Andrew Lynn Brasher, of Alabama, to EXECUTIVE SESSION efit Guaranty Corporation for a term of five be United States District Judge for the years. Middle District of Alabama. Mitch McConnell, Thom Tillis, Mike CLOTURE MOTION EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Crapo, John Hoeven, Johnny Isakson, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I John Thune, Shelley Moore Capito, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I John Boozman, Mike Rounds, Pat Rob- send a cloture motion to the desk. move to proceed to executive session to erts, James E. Risch, Richard Burr, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- consider Calendar No. 188. John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, David ture motion having been presented The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Perdue, John Cornyn, Tom Cotton. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the question is on agreeing to the motion. f clerk to read the motion. The motion was agreed to. The bill clerk read as follows: LEGISLATIVE SESSION The clerk will report the nomination. CLOTURE MOTION The bill clerk read the nomination of Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- R. Clarke Cooper, of Florida, to be an move to proceed to legislative session. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Assistant Secretary of State (Political- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Military Affairs). question is on agreeing to the motion. move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- CLOTURE MOTION The motion was agreed to. nation of Andrew Lynn Brasher, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the f Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Middle District of Alabama. send a cloture motion to the desk. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mitch McConnell, Johnny Isakson, Roger The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- F. Wicker, John Boozman, John Cor- ture motion having been presented nyn, Mike Crapo, Shelley Moore Cap- under rule XXII, the Chair directs the EXECUTIVE CALENDAR ito, Pat Roberts, Roy Blunt, Deb Fisch- clerk to read the motion. er, David Perdue, Todd Young, John The bill clerk read as follows: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Thune, Mike Rounds, Steve Daines, move to proceed to executive session to John Hoeven, Thom Tillis. CLOTURE MOTION consider Calendar No. 26. f We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the question is on agreeing to the motion. LEGISLATIVE SESSION Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- The motion was agreed to. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I nation of R. Clarke Cooper, of Florida, to be The clerk will report the nomination. move to proceed to legislative session. an Assistant Secretary of State (Political- The bill clerk read the nomination of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Military Affairs). J. Campbell Barker, of Texas, to be question is on agreeing to the motion. VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Apr 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G11AP6.035 S11APPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with SENATE S2422 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 11, 2019 The motion was agreed to. move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- confirm Mr. David Bernhardt as the nation of Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto f next Secretary of the Interior for the Rico, to be United States District Judge for United States of America. It was a EXECUTIVE SESSION the District of Puerto Rico. strong vote—56 to 41. Mitch McConnell, Deb Fischer, Mike Rounds, James E. Risch, John Thune, I want to begin my remarks this Rick Scott, James M. Inhofe, John Cor- afternoon by rising to express my grat- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR nyn, John Hoeven, Pat Roberts, Tim itude and appreciation to Mr. Bern- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Scott, Steve Daines, Richard Burr, hardt for stepping up to the plate to move to proceed to executive session to John Boozman, Roy Blunt, Shelley continue to serve his country and to consider Calendar No. 33. Moore Capito, John Barrasso. continue to serve the Department of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f the Interior now in the role of Sec- question is on agreeing to the motion. retary, the individual who is going to The motion was agreed to. LEGISLATIVE SESSION be running the Department of the Inte- The clerk will report the nomination. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I rior for the United States. The bill clerk read the nomination of move to proceed to legislative session. I thank my colleagues. It was a bi- Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II, of Florida, to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The partisan vote in the Senate, which I be United States District Judge for the question is on agreeing to the motion. think is important for voting for now- Southern District of Florida. The motion was agreed to. Secretary Bernhardt. Actually, I would like to be the first Senator to call him CLOTURE MOTION f Secretary Bernhardt. If you and your Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I EXECUTIVE SESSION send a cloture motion to the desk. family are watching, Mr. Secretary, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- thank you. I also want to mention that I have ture motion having been presented EXECUTIVE CALENDAR been listening to some of the speeches under rule XXII, the Chair directs the made by my colleagues on the other clerk to read the motion. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I side of the aisle. To be perfectly blunt, The bill clerk read as follows: move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 36. I find what we just witnessed a bit dis- CLOTURE MOTION heartening.