At cspan store. Org. The senate currently stands in recess will members work on agreement on public lands package. After individual amendments to the bill were blocked from consideration but without an agreement all debate time must expire before the senate can vote to advance the legislation. That means the next procedural vote might not happen until later this evening. While the senate live when it returns here on cspan2. counties on coastlines. outdoors where americans live, and tonight the problems from the coastal states like my state of louisiana. And i amendment, theth coastal amendment, addresses this disparity. Mr. President , these are in certain pretty coronavirus continues to kill. Nr can country struggles with the issues raised by the george floyd killing. Hindsight is 2020. So we wish that we had stockpiled more personal protective equipment. We wish minneapolis hadmi instituted research warrants. And addressed these issues before and these issues might be better now. And
Vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 53, the nays are 38. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered madeland upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Paul mr. President . The presiding officer the senator for kentucky. Mr. Paul i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. Mr. Paul mr. President , i rise to ask expedited passage of h. R. 35, the emmett till antilynching act, as amended. I seek to amend this legislation not because ive i take it or i take lynching lightly but because i take it seriously. And this legislation does not. Lynching is a tool of terror that claimed the lives of nearly 5,000 americans betwe
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This portion is just about 90 minutes. Good afternoon, everyone. Afternoon,ted, this i will give a lay of the land here this afternoon. I will first proceed with my Opening Statement, then i will call upon Ranking Member senator cantwell to make hers. After she have concluded with her remarks, we will hear from our colleagues. Is on theine committee here. Senator chester, it is good to have you join us as well. They will introduce the distinguished witness and the other member from the montana delegation, ryan zinke. I will then swear in the witness, as kim three questions that we addressed to all nominees at confirmation hearings. Will proceed this afternoon. I think it is important to us to recognize that we had a vote scheduled at about 4 15. That will cause a little bit of an interruption, but we do want expeditiously through the meeting. Before i proceed, i would like to recognize an individual who is well known to this committee room. That is the former chairman of the energy com
Zinke. Good afternoon, everyone. To get started this afternoon, i just will give lay of the land herer i i will proceed with my Opening Statement and then senator cantwell with hers. After senator cantwells remarks we will hear from our colleague, the montana senators, senator dains and senator tester. Senator danes is on the complete here and senator tester, good to have you here as well. They will introduce our distinguished witness and other member of the montana delegation, representsive ryan zi zingk zinke. I will swear in the witness and ask him three questions we address to all nominees at confirmation hearings. So thats how we will proceed this afternoon. I think its important for us all to recognize we also have a vote that is scheduled about 4 15. So that will cause a little bit of an interruption but we do want to try to move as expeditiously through this hearing as we can. Before i proceed, id like to recognize an individual who is wellknown to this committee room. Thats th