Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If no, the on this vote the yeas are 516789 the nays are 31. Threefifths having not voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. The majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i enter a motion to reconsider the vote. The motion is entered. Mr. Mcconnell i move to have proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 355. The presiding officer the question is on the motion to proceed. All in favor say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, David Austin Tapp of kentucky to be a judge of the United States court of federal claims. Mr. Mcconnell i send a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion. The clerk cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of David Austin Tapp of kentucky to be a judge of the United States court of federal claims for federal claims. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 463. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, dan yel j. Hunsaker. Mr. Mcconnell i send a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion. The clerk cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do leash on the nomination of Danielle Hunsaker of oregon signed by 17 senators as follows. Mr. Mcconnell i ask content the reading of the names be waived. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 464. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, William Joseph nardini of connecticut to be United States circuit judge for the second circuit. Mr. Mcconnell i send a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will order the clrm clerk cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby on the nomination of William Nardini of connecticut signed by 17 senators as follows. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 458. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, Lee Philip Rudofsky of arkansas to be United States district judge for the Eastern District of arkansas. Mr. Mcconnell i send a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion. The clerk cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Lee Philip Rudofsky of arkansas to be United States district judge for the Eastern District of arkansas signed by 17 senators as follows. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 365. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, Jennifer Philpott wilson of pennsylvania to be United States district judge for the middle district of pennsylvania. Mr. Mcconnell i send a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion. The clerk cloture motion. We, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Jennifer Philpott wilson of pennsylvania to be United States district judge for the middle district of pennsylvania, signed by 17 senators as follows. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions be waived. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President , i have six requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. The presiding officer duly noted. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator for arkansas. Mr. Cotton 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 ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cotton last weekend, elite u. S. Special Operations Forces embarked on a daring and Dangerous Mission to locate and kill or capture the terrorist leader of isis, Abu Bakr Albaghdadi. These soldiers now that baghdads compound was well guarded by radical islamic terrorists who placed little value on their own lives. They knew the compound was boobytrapped and that baghdad kept innocent children as human shields to protect himself against attack. Nevertheless, these soldiers carried out their mission fearlessly, flawlessly. They breached the compound, eliminated baghdads guard, and then cornered the terrorist leader in a deadend underground tunnel. Baghdad chose the cowards way out, detonating his suicide vest even though he was surrounded by his own children. True to form, he was as evil in the final moments of his life as he had been throughout it. But now baghdad is dead, thanks to the brave men and women of the United States armed forces and our canines, too. There is no other nation on earth whose military could have carried out this raid and the American People ought to be proud of them. To commemorate their stunning success, senator graham and i have a resolution to honor the leaders and members of the military, Intelligence Community who made it possible and commend the president for his decisive leadership in ordering the raid. Therefore, mr. President , i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of Senate Resolution 394 submitted earlier today. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk Senate Resolution 394 honoring the members of the military and Intelligence Community who carried out the mission that killed Abu Bakr Albaghdadi and for other purposes. The presiding officer is there objection for proceeding to the measure . Without objection, the senate will proceed. Mr. Cotton mr. President , i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The presiding officer without objection. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator for maryland. A senator thank you, mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted to tessle silverman, a member of my staff during todays session of the senate. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cardin mr. President , i stand here today to mourn the loss of kay hagan. Kay was a warm, kind person with a wonderful sense of humor and she was an inspiring public servant. I feel fortunate to have been her friend and colleague here in the United States senate. I am deeply saddened to be among the many who will miss her profoundly. Kay knew from a young age that her destiny was in politics starting when they worked here as an intern. She often recalled operating the senate elevators in the 1970s. She would watch the nations leaderleaders pass by, includinr maternal uncle, thensenator charles from florida and dream of riding those elevators he herself as an elected firm. Kay work official. Kay worked incredibly hard. She earned her degree from Florida University and the j. D. From the University School of law. She began she worked in Financial Services and became a Vice President of North CarolinaNational Bank which is now part of bank of america. In 1998 she was elected to the North Carolina state senate where her talent in setting the states budget and her devotion to her constituents earned her a spot among North Carolinas ten most effective senators three years in a row. Then in 2008 she became a u. S. Senator in a historic election. Kay was North Carolinas second female senator ever and its first democratic female senator. For the moment kay arrived in the senate, she concerned herself with how to use her platform to clear the way for other people, especially other women to achieve their ambitions. The very first bill that she cosponsored was the Lilly Ledbetter fair pay act which created a fair system for filing claims of pay discrimination. She also worked with senator schumer to open the senates Swimming Pool to female senators for the first time. When where kay saw injustice, where she saw indignity, she saw opportunities to make the world a better place. She was committed to fighting for anyone who needed her help. She was a fierce advocate for service members, veterans, and military families, both her father and brother served in the u. S. Navy. She also spent much of her Senate Career campaigning to improve education, financial literacy, and job training for underserved communities. She rallied people to these causes, not with strong arming or steamrolling but with cleverness and compassion and coalition building. Kay was the type of legislator who dug into issues that made a real difference in peoples lives even if they werent necessarily headline grabbing. I had the honor of working alongside kay in the Small Business committee for four years and i watched her tirelessly create Economic Opportunity for north carolinians and all americans. The programs and policies that we spearheaded there may not have been may not have made front page news but kay knew she was making a difference for entrepreneurship opportunities in our country. The only thing to rival kays dedication to her constituents was her dedication to her family. Kay was endlessly devoted to her husband, chip, and their three children tidden, jeanette and carrie and all of her loved ones. Her brother in law henry hagan is a fellow baltimorean and has told me over the years how kay truly was the son around which the entire family orbited. She was a source of gravity and light for them as she was for so many people who were lucky enough to know her. Her gravity continued to ground us and may her light continue to warm and guide us. I wish all of kays family and friends comfort during this difficult time. Mr. President , i yield the floor. Mr. Scott mr. President . The presiding officer the senator for florida. Mr. Scott what weve heard from this week from my democratic colleagues on health care is just more of the same. More fearmongering. More misinformation. The issue this week is whats called 1332 waivers. These waivers allow states flexibility in how they implement Health Care Programs. Its a simple concept. Every state is different. Every state should have the flexibility to design their Health Care Programs and regulations the way that best meets the needs of their citizens. As a former governor, i know how important it is. Topdown, onesizefitsall federal Health Care Programs increase costs and arent the way to best served the needs of the American People. Even the democrats realize that when they passed obamacare. They created the 1332 waiver for state innovation. As governor, i use add similar waiver authority, an 1115 medicaid waiver, to reform our medicaid system and transition it from a feeforservice to a managedcare system. This resulted in lower cost to taxpayers and Better Service and access for florida families, a winwin. These waivers worked, and if you believe in states rights, these waivers are the way to give states the opportunity to provide Better Health care to their citizens. But heres the problem the democrats dont believe in states rights or allowing state taxpayers and citizens any flexibility to provide Better HealthCare Services to their citizens. The democrats want these topdown, onesizefitsall federal programs. If theres choice and flexibility, they want to restrict it its how biggovernment works, and the democrats love big government, restrictive mandates, and socialism. When the democrats are not attacking republicans for trying to dismantle obamacare, the democrats turn around to their supporters and talk about their efforts to replace obamacare. They dont want to keep obamacare programs as they are. They know obamacare is not working. They want to replace it with medicare for all, which would be the biggest expansion of Government Health care in history. By some estimates, medicare for all would cost more than 30 trillion over ten years. This one program would double the federal budget and would require massive tax increases on each and every man, woman, and child in america. Right now we collect 3 trillion in federal revenue. Medicare for all would require everyones federal taxes to more than double. Coincidentally, the Congressional Budget Office has so far been unable to do an official score of the medicare for all bill. Ive asked the sponsor of the bill, the junior senator from vermont, who happens to be the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget committee, to join me in requesting a c. B. O. Score of his bill. So far crickets. Why wouldnt the senator want a score of his bill . Its because the democrats dont want you to know how much it would cost. They dont want you to know how many people would lose the employersponsored health care that they have and like. They dont want you to know how much taxes would have to go up. Medicare for all is the democrats dream. Every american on a governmentrun health care program. Every american reliant on the federal government for their health care. Any effort to undermine this goal is anathema to them. And so this week theyre going to theyre going after 1332 waivers and claiming that they somehow undermine protections for people with preexisting conditions. The Senate Democratic leader claimed yesterday that these waive remembers an effort to sabotage health care for millions. I find that statement interesting. I wonder what democrat governor jerry paulous of colorado thinks of their claim that hes trying to sabotage health care. His state used these 1332 waivers to best meet the needs of coloradans. Theyve seen premiums go down by 16 . I wonder what the governor of delaware would say. His state also used this waiver and has soon premiums drop by 13 . I wonder what democratic governor of rhode island would say. Premiums in her state have gone down 6 since they got their 1332 waiver. Contrary to the misinformation from the democratic leader, these waivers do not eliminate protections for people with preexisting conditions. These core protections, whi