Floor Statements

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination under the Privileged section of Executive Calendar: PN 1218, Carol Moseley Braun, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation; that the Senate vote on the nomination, without any intervening action or debate; that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate resume legislative session.

Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 541.

Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.

We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Executive Calendar No. 541, Sunil R. Harjani, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.

Charles E. Schumer, Richard J. Durbin, Alex Padilla, Tina

Smith, Elizabeth Warren, Raphael G. Warnock, Gary C.

Peters, Tim Kaine, Richard Blumenthal, Jack Reed,

Sheldon Whitehouse, Peter Welch, Mark. R. Warner,

Christopher A. Coons, Tammy Duckworth, Benjamin L.

Cardin, Debbie Stabenow.

Madam President, I move to proceed to legislative session.

Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 540.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader, in consultation with the Republican leader, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 481; that there be 2 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form on the nomination; that upon the use or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on the nomination; that, if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order; and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action and the Senate then resume legislative session.

Madam President, I further ask that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations, en bloc: Calendar Nos. 251 and 447; that the Senate vote on the nominations, en bloc, without intervening action or debate; that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action and the Senate then resume legislative session.

Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 543.

Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.

We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Executive Calendar No. 543, Jasmine Hyejung Yoon, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia.

Charles E. Schumer, Richard J. Durbin, Alex Padilla, Tina

Smith, Elizabeth Warren, Raphael G. Warnock, Gary C.

Peters, Tim Kaine, Richard Blumenthal, Jack Reed,

Sheldon Whitehouse, Peter Welch, Mark. R. Warner,

Christopher A. Coons, Tammy Duckworth, Benjamin L.

Cardin, Debbie Stabenow.

Madam President, I move to proceed to legislative session.

Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, March 8, be waived.

Madam President, 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 10 minutes each.