S6404 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 9, 2014 He has been a mentor. He has been a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there of Ronald Anderson Walter, of Tennessee, to moral anchor for our family for dec- any other Senators in the Chamber de- be a Member of the Board of Directors of the ades. I think of him being on the altar siring to vote? Tennessee Valley Authority. as a young altar boy at the time The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 63, , Patrick J. Leahy, , , , Marcelle and I were married 52 years nays 32, as follows: Charles E. Schumer, , ago, and he has been part of our lives [Rollcall Vote No. 318 Ex.] Benjamin L. Cardin, Richard and our marriage ever since. He is the YEAS—63 Blumenthal, Jeff Merkley, Al Franken, man we turn to when we want guid- Alexander Flake Murkowski Robert P. Casey, Jr., , ance. He is a man both of us love great- Ayotte Franken Murphy , Richard J. Durbin, ly. And I would like to say, as the long- Baldwin Gillibrand Murray Christopher Murphy, Bernard Sanders. Begich Graham Nelson est serving Member of the Senate, what The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- an honor it was to have him open with Bennet Hagan Pryor Blumenthal Harkin Reed imous consent, the mandatory quorum the prayer. Booker Heinrich Reid call has been waived. Mr. President, I thank my colleagues Boxer Heitkamp Sanders for allowing this. Brown Hirono Schatz The question is, Is it the sense of the I yield the floor. Cantwell Johnson (SD) Sessions Senate that debate on the nomination Cardin Kaine Shaheen f Carper King Shelby of Ronald Anderson Walter, of Ten- Casey Klobuchar Stabenow nessee, to be a Member of the Board of CONCLUSION OF MORNING Coats Leahy Tester Directors of the Tennessee Valley Au- BUSINESS Collins Levin Udall (NM) thority, shall be brought to a close? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning Coons Manchin Vitter Corker Markey Walsh The yeas and nays are mandatory business is closed. Cornyn McCaskill Warner under the rule. f Donnelly Menendez Warren Durbin Merkley Whitehouse The clerk will call the roll. EXECUTIVE SESSION Feinstein Mikulski Wyden The assistant bill clerk called the NAYS—32 roll. CLOTURE MOTION Barrasso Hatch Moran Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Blunt Heller Paul The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Boozman Hoeven Portman Senator from Louisiana (Ms. LAN- the previous order, there will be 2 min- Burr Inhofe Risch DRIEU) and the Senator from Colorado Chambliss Isakson Roberts (Mr. UDALL) are necessarily absent. utes of debate prior to a vote on the Coburn Johanns motion to invoke cloture on the Lodge Rubio Cochran Johnson (WI) Scott Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators nomination. Crapo Kirk Thune are necessarily absent: the Senator Enzi Lee Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask Toomey from Georgia (Mr. CHAMBLISS) and the Fischer McCain Wicker unanimous consent all time be yielded Grassley McConnell Senator from Texas (Mr. CRUZ). back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without NOT VOTING—5 The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. KING). Are there any other Senators in objection, all time is yielded back. Cruz Rockefeller Udall (CO) Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays Landrieu Schumer the Chamber desiring to vote? before the Senate the pending cloture The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 65, motion, which the clerk will state. vote, the yeas are 63, the nays are 32. nays 31, as follows: The legislative clerk read as follows: The motion is agreed to. [Rollcall Vote No. 319 Ex.] CLOTURE MOTION f We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- YEAS—65 ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the NOMINATION OF VIRGINIA TYLER Alexander Franken Murray Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move LODGE TO BE A MEMBER OF Ayotte Gillibrand Nelson to bring to a close debate on the nomination THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF Baldwin Graham Pryor of Virginia Tyler Lodge, of Tennessee, to be Begich Hagan Reed THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AU- Bennet Harkin a Member of the Board of Directors of the Reid THORITY Blumenthal Heinrich Rockefeller Tennessee Valley Authority. Booker Heitkamp Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Patty The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sanders Boxer Hirono Schatz Brown Johnson (SD) Murray, Tom Udall, Brian Schatz, clerk will report the nomination. Schumer Cantwell Kaine Charles E. Schumer, Barbara Boxer, The legislative clerk read the nomi- Sessions Cardin King Benjamin L. Cardin, Richard nation of Virginia Tyler Lodge, of Ten- Shaheen Blumenthal, Jeff Merkley, Al Franken, Carper Klobuchar nessee, to be a Member of the Board of Casey Leahy Shelby Robert P. Casey, Jr., Martin Heinrich, Directors of the Tennessee Valley Au- Coats Levin Stabenow Elizabeth Warren, Richard J. Durbin, Tester thority. Collins Manchin Christopher Murphy, Bernard Sanders. Coons Markey Udall (NM) The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- f Corker McCaskill Vitter Cornyn Menendez Walsh imous consent, the mandatory quorum CLOTURE MOTION Donnelly Merkley Warner call has been waived. Durbin Mikulski Warren The question is, Is it the sense of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Feinstein Murkowski Whitehouse Senate that debate on the nomination the previous order, there will be 2 min- Flake Murphy Wyden utes of debate prior to a vote on the of Virginia Tyler Lodge, of Tennessee, NAYS—31 to be a Member of the Board of Direc- motion to invoke cloture on the Walter Barrasso Heller Paul tors of the Tennessee Valley Author- nomination. Who yields time? Blunt Hoeven Portman ity, shall be brought to a close? Boozman Inhofe Risch The yeas and nays are mandatory Mr. LEAHY. I ask unanimous con- Burr Isakson Roberts under the rule. sent all time be yielded back. Coburn Johanns Rubio The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Cochran Johnson (WI) Scott The clerk will call the roll. Crapo Kirk The legislative clerk called the roll. objection, all time is yielded back. Thune Enzi Lee Toomey Fischer McCain Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays Wicker Senator from Louisiana (Ms. LAN- before the Senate the pending cloture Grassley McConnell Hatch Moran DRIEU), the Senator from West Virginia motion, which the clerk will state. (Mr. ROCKEFELLER), the Senator from The assistant bill clerk read as fol- NOT VOTING—4 Colorado (Mr. UDALL), and the Senator lows: Chambliss Landrieu from New York (Mr. SCHUMER) are nec- CLOTURE MOTION Cruz Udall (CO) essarily absent. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the is necessarily absent: the Senator from Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move vote, the yeas are 65, the nays are 31. Texas (Mr. CRUZ). to bring to a close debate on the nomination The motion is agreed to.

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