California, california, independentt line. Caller hi. My name is judy and am actually a republican but i but i t through on that line. Host let me stop you there only because we ask our folks to call in on the right like to make sure that everybody gets a chance to do so. Our next call, some of your plea comes from your district in georgia. Democrats line, go ahead. Caller mr. Carter, you supported mccarthy. Mccarthy had no respect for nobody because he didnt keep his word the use and has been in a recess. We now return to live gavel to gavel coverage. Vote the clerk ms. Baldwin. Mr. Barrasso. Mr. Bennet. Mrs. Blackburn. Mr. Blumenthal. Mr. Booker. Mr. Boozman. Mr. Braun. Mrs. Britt. Mr. Brown. Mr. Budd. Ms. Butler. Ms. Cantwell. Mrs. Capito. Mr. Cardin. Mr. Carper. Mr. Casey. Mr. Cassidy. Ms. Collins. Mr. Coons. Mr. Cornyn. Ms. Cortez masto. Mr. Cotton. Mr. Cramer. Mr. Crapo. Mr. Cruz. Mr. Daines. Ms. Duckworth. Mr. Durbin. Ms. Ernst. Mr. Fetterman. Mrs. Fischer. Mrs. Gillibrand. Mr. Graham. Mr. Grassley. Mr. Hagerty. Ms. Hassan. Mr. Hawley. Mr. Heinrich. Mr. Hickenlooper. Ms. Hirono. Mr. Hoeven. Mrs. Hydesmith. Mr. Johnson. Mr. Kaine. Mr. Kelly. Mr. Kennedy. Mr. King. Ms. Klobuchar. Mr. Lankford. Mr. Lee. Mr. Lujan. Ms. Lummis. Mr. Manchin. Mr. Markey. Mr. Marshall. Mr. Mcconnell. Mr. Menendez. Mr. Merkley. Mr. Moran. Mr. Mullin. Ms. Murkowski. Mr. Murphy. Mrs. Murray. Mr. Ossoff. Mr. Padilla. Mr. Paul. Mr. Peters. Mr. Reed. Mr. Ricketts. Mr. Risch. Mr. Romney. Ms. Rosen. Mr. Rounds. Mr. Rubio. Mr. Sanders. Mr. Schatz. Mr. Schmitt. Mr. Schumer. Mr. Scott of florida. Mr. Scott of South Carolina. Mrs. Shaheen. Ms. Sinema. Ms. Smith. Ms. Stabenow. Mr. Sullivan. Mr. Tester. Mr. Thune. Mr. Tillis. Mr. Tuberville. Mr. Van hollen. Mr. Vance. Mr. Warner. Mr. Warnock. Ms. Warren. Mr. Welch. Mr. Whitehouse. Mr. Wicker. Mr. Wyden. Mr. Young. Senators voting in the affirmative baldwin, duckworth, graham, heinrich, murkowski, peters. Senators voting in the negative britt, budd, cornyn, cramer, hoeven, kennedy, lummis, marshall, paul, remove any rounds scott of florida, sullivan, tillis and tuberville. Mr. Menendez, aye. The clerk mr. Merkley, aye. The clerk mr. Grassley, no. The clerk mr. Lee, no. Mrs. Fischer, no. The clerk mr. Casey, aye. Mr. Fetterman, aye. Mr. Coons, aye. Mrs. Gillibrand, aye. Mr. Reed, aye. Mr. Kaine, aye. Mr. Bennet, aye. Mr. Warnock, aye. Ms. Hassan, aye. Ms. Cortez masto, aye. Mr. Daines, no. Mr. Thune, no. Ms. Capito, no. Mr. Welch, aye. Ms. Stabenow, aye. Ms. Hirono, aye. Mr. Kelly, aye. Mr. Murphy, aye. Ms. Warren, aye. Mr. Ossoff, aye. Mr. Carper, aye. Mr. Barasso, no. Mr. Wyden, aye. Ms. Smith, aye. Ms. Klobuchar, aye. Mr. Warner, aye. Mrs. Blackburn, no. Mr. Durbin, aye. The clerk mr. Van hollen, aye. The clerk mrs. Shaheen, aye. The clerk mr. Braun, no. Vote the clerk mrs. Hydesmith, no. The clerk mr. Whitehouse, aye. Mr. Blumenthal, aye. Mr. Johnson, no. Mr. Cotton, no. Ms. Collins, aye. The clerk mr. Cardin, aye. Mr. Vance, no. The clerk mr. Wicker, no. The clerk mr. Cassidy, no. Mr. Crapo, no. The clerk ms. Cantwell, aye. Mr. King, aye. Vote vote vote the clerk mr. Risch, no. Mr. Hickenlooper, aye. The clerk mr. Booker, aye. Mr. Moran, no. The clerk mr. Schmitt, no. The clerk ms. Ernst, no. Mr. Schatz, aye. The clerk mr. Lankford, no. Mr. Young, no. The clerk mr. Manchin, aye. The clerk mr. Brown, aye. The clerk mr. Boomple, no. The clerk mr. Boozman, no. The clerk mr. Hagerty, no. The clerk mr. Cruz, no. Mrs. Murray, aye. Mr. Padilla, aye. Ms. Butler, aye. Vote the clerk mr. Mullin, no. Mr. Schumer, aye. The clerk mr. Mcconnell, no. The presiding officer have all senators voted . Does any senator wish to change his or her vote . If not, the ayes are 53, the nays are 44, and the nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. 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 bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 264, Susan Kim Declercq, of emission mirk, to be United States of michigan, to be United States district judge for the Eastern District of michigan. The presiding officer by unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call has been waived. Is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of Susan Kim Declercq, of emission mirk, to be United States district judge for the state of michigan. The clerk will call the roll. Vote the clerk ms. Baldwin. Mr. Barrasso. Mr. Bennet. Mrs. Blackburn. Mr. Blumenthal. Mr. Booker. Mr. Boozman. Mr. Braun. Mrs. Britt. Mr. Brown. Mr. Budd. Ms. Butler. Ms. Cantwell. Mrs. Capito. Mr. Cardin. The clerk mr. Carper. Mr. Casey. Mr. Cassidy. Ms. Collins. Mr. Coons. Mr. Cornyn. Ms. Cortez masto. Mr. Cotton. Mr. Cramer. Mr. Crapo. Mr. Cruz. Mr. Daines. Ms. Duckworth. Mr. Durbin. Ms. Ernst. Mr. Fetterman. Mrs. Fischer. Mrs. Gillibrand. Mr. Graham. Mr. Grassley. Mr. Hagerty. Ms. Hassan. Mr. Hawley. Mr. Heinrich. Mr. Hickenlooper. Ms. Hirono. Mr. Hoeven. Mrs. Hydesmith. Mr. Johnson. Mr. Kaine. Mr. Kelly. Mr. Kennedy. Mr. King. Ms. Klobuchar. Mr. Lankford. Mr. Lee. Mr. Lujan. Ms. Lummis. Mr. Manchin. Mr. Markey. Mr. Marshall. Mr. Mcconnell. Mr. Menendez. Mr. Merkley. Mr. Moran. Mr. Mullin. Ms. Murkowski. Mr. Murphy. Mrs. Murray. Mr. Ossoff. Mr. Padilla. Mr. Paul. Mr. Peters. Mr. Reed. Mr. Ricketts. Mr. Risch. Mr. Romney. Ms. Rosen. Mr. Rounds. Mr. Rubio. Mr. Sanders. Mr. Schatz. Mr. Schmitt. Mr. Schumer. Mr. Scott of florida. Mr. Scott of South Carolina. Mrs. Shaheen. Ms. Sinema. Ms. Smith. Ms. Stabenow. Mr. Sullivan. Mr. Tester. Mr. Thune. The clerk mr. Tillis. Mr. Tuberville. Mr. Van hollen. Mr. Vance. Mr. Warner. Mr. Warnock. Ms. Warren. Mr. Welch. Mr. Whitehouse. Mr. Wicker. Mr. Wyden. Mr. Young. The clerk senators voting in the affirmative baldwin, brown, collins, brown, hirono, murkowski, reed, rosen, schatz, sinema, stabenow, tester, warner, wyden. Senators voting in the negative boogz, cruz, daines, grassley, lankford, mcconnell, mullin, risch, rounds, rubio, scott of florida, young, boozman. Mr. Tillis, no. The clerk mr. Cornyn, no. Mr. Heinrich, aye. Mr. Budd, no. Clark mr. Marshall, no. Mr. Lujan, aye. The clerk ms. Cortez masto, aye. Mr. Braun, no. The clerk mr. Murphy, aye. The clerk ms. Cantwell, aye. The clerk mr. Whitehouse, aye. Mrs. Murray, aye. The clerk mr. Peters, aye. The clerk ms. Warren, aye. Mr. Paul, no. Mr. Cotton, no. Mr. King, aye. Mr. Merkley, aye. The clerk mr. Welch, aye. The clerk ms. Smith, aye. Mr. Cardin, aye. Mr. Coons, aye. The clerk mr. Sullivan, no. Mrs. Capito, no. The clerk mr. Casey, aye. Mr. Carper, aye. The clerk mrs. Fischer, no. Mr. Barrasso, no. Mr. Weicher, mr. Wicker. No. Ms. Klobuchar, aye. Vote the clerk mr. Durbin, aye. Mr. Kaine, aye. Mrs. Gillibrand, aye. The clerk mr. Kennedy, no. Mr. Ricketts, no. Mrs. Shaheen, aye. The clerk mrs. Britt, no. Mr. Kelly, aye. The clerk mr. Booker, aye. Mrs. Hydesmith, no. The clerk ms. Duckworth, aye. Mr. Moran, no. The clerk mr. Padilla, aye. Ms. Butler, aye. Mr. Hoeven, no. Mr. Vance, no. Mr. Romney, no. Ms. Ernst, no. Mr. Blumenthal, aye. The clerk mr. Fetterman, aye. The clerk mr. Schmitt, no. The clerk mr. Mcconnell, no. The clerk mr. Hagerty, no. Mr. Johnson, no. The clerk mr. Crapo, no. Mr. Ossoff, aye. The clerk mr. Hickenlooper, aye. Mr. Tuberville, no. The clerk ms. Hassan, aye. The clerk mr. Lee, no. Mr. Cassidy, no. The clerk mr. Thune, no. The clerk ms. Lummis, no. The clerk mr. Schumer, aye. The clerk mr. Bennet, aye. The clerk mr. Menendez, aye. The clerk mr. Markey, aye. The clerk mrs. Blackburn, no. The clerk mr. Warnock, aye. The clerk mr. Van hollen, aye. The clerk mr. Sanders, aye. The clerk mr. Comer, no. Mr. Cramer, no. Vote the presiding officer the yeas are 54. Nays are 44. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, Susan Kim Declercq of michigan to be United States district judge for the Eastern District of michigan. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from delaware. A senator mr. President , i rise today to answer a simple but a complex question. Mr. Coons and in doing so, to acknowledge and to honor the work of one of the most dedicated, gracious, thoughtful, decent Public Servants i have ever known. My chief of staff jonathan. The question i am answering is who is this man, this jonathan staller and why was i so blessed to have the years ive enjoyed to serve alongside him and what has his impact been on my office, my state, this senate and me . After close to 18 years in the senate, five years with former senator bye of indiana and nearly 14 in my officer, jonathan is embarking on a new journey. Hes headed to the north to serve at the united nation, as chief of staff to our ambassador there, and his last day with this institution and my team is fast approaching. I have given other floor speeches about other departing, dedicated and talented staff. Jonathan hired nearly all of them. Jonathan uniquely among those i have thanked and honored has played an absolutely central, essential role. In shaping my office, in transforming the culture and delivering a harmonious, productive, supportive team. He hired, mentored, and motivated great leaders. My team is immeasurably better because of jonathans values, his commitment to Public Service, and his focus on others. Lets take a biographical tour first. Jonathan is from newton, massachusetts, from a blessed state in new england, not delaware but still a wonderful state thats produced many talented members of this body. He received his degree from an outstanding institution, Washington University in st. Louis where he studied Political Science and government. And informed by the boundless optimism and idealism, the dedication to make right what is wrong about our nation and to improve our world that his mother gave him as an animating spirit. He moved here 20 years ago to work for the childrens defense fund, a remarkable Organization Led by a talented woman known as one of washingtons most effective and tireless antipoverty, antiracist, oriented towards progress, data driven change organizations. Having arrived here 20 years ago to begin that work, he then decided he was in love with this institution and started just a few years later initially as a legislative corn dent for senator evan bayh. He rose to be an l. A. And deputy l. D. And was a well trained, well prepared legislative team leader when i arrived here late in 2010. Having won a special election, looking for someone who could help shape my then ill informed legislative ideas. I was fortunate enough to recruit andislative director. Its one of the best choices ive made in my entire career. As l. D. John was famous for having an open door policy for welcoming anyone who needed time and a listening ear, comfort, direction, reassurance. He built relationships across the aisle. He listened to and often acted on some of my brilliant and inciteful and talented legislative initiatives, and he also tolerated and often delivered on some of my whacky or whimsical insights or ideas. In 2018 after five years in which he shaped and led and inspired my policy team, i was grateful he accepted my offer to become my chief of staff. And he realized that my world was more than just legislation. It was delaware and washington. It was international and domestic. It was personal and political. And i am so grateful for the contributions hes made. To better understand why i think its best to know the family that shaped him and the values that anchor him. His stepfather harold, a lawyer in boston, said that for jonathan it was always a thrill to be involved in the work of the senate. This is one of his great traits. He never lost a sense of wonder and enthusiasm about this job. No matter how late the night or inconvenient or grinding the schedule, no matter how concerning the antics in the other chamber or even occasionally here, jonathan never lost that sense of wonder at this place. Stepsister lizzy suggested that a passion for politics might have started before he arrived here. In fact, in high school she recounted jonathan had a life size cardboard cutout of bill clinton in his room. Perhaps the earliest indication of where his career might head. Jake, his step brother, said that jonathan is also in addition to passionate about politics, in the personal is dedicated. He is an incredible uncle who keeps his promises, taking a niece to disney world and going to enormous lengths to deliver on a kindergarten speech. Jonathans remarkable, big hearted mother dale was a powerful force in his life, kind and giving, someone who listened and made folks feel like they were the most important person in the room. A counselor and a guide. She was an important presence in our office and i know a central feature in his life. And we all miss her. Dale had a way of making every Single Person she met feel like they were the center of the universe, a characteristic, lizzy said, that jonathan has mastered. His aunt barbara shared with us that dale was immensely proud of the work jonathan was doing. Dale was passionate about politics, too, and as i said, cared about making things better. She would be so proud of jonathans service and legacy here. As are we all. Let me also give some feedback if i can about his colleagues in the office, those who he served with for years and what they had to say about their boss, their chief of staff. Jonathan, one colleague said, is one of the most selfef facing, humble individuals not just in washington but in our world. His dedication to supporting others, his Endless Supply of empathy and energy is remarkable. Ill ratify this one. He was here for the right reasons. He wanted to serve. And he saw each day as a chance to solve problems. Another said jonathan was always willing to provide chain momentum by chiming in on an email threat in order to ensure we moved towards the desired outcome. I regret i have rarely provided chain momentum. Another former colleague said that jonathan is the rarest of specimens in d. C. , authentic, empathetic, smart, funny, and a great softball player, the proverbial fivetool player. As another trusted colleague said, jonathan has a keen ability to know what a person needs before they themselves know it. Whether that be laughter and cheering up strategy or guidance or a full cone of silence, apparently to listen. And i would say that jonathan fights harder for others than he does for himself. That is the very definition of servant leadership. As we were talking through family and colleague memories, i was reminded that youve never seen jonathan more focused and determined than when asked by his niece to present about government to a fifth grade class. He went supersonic. He had a whole series of conversations with her to discuss his vision this is a fifth grade class, imagine he browshed up on policy knowledge and put together an interactive power point for 10yearolds and held several practice runs with staff to ensure his delivery was the best possible for his niece. While i may make light of it, that sort of intensity, that sort of heartfelt dedication to family is one of his most charming qualities. Trinity, one of his most beloved colleagues, our deputy chief, whenever a niece or nephew of trinitys would visit our officer, jonathan would inevitably offer some fun or unexpected behindthescenes experience in the capitol complex. And he was not just serious and heartfelt but also fun. Dedicated to Team Building through things like paint ball competitions or trips to the d. C. Car show, apparently without the senator. He also has some quirks. Jonathan is fond of asking about what the dew point is rather than the temperature in order to assess the proper attire for an event, something with which i was unfamiliar. Although incredibly unsafe and unwise, he prefers frequently to use a scooter whenever possible and never missed a chance to connect with the most infamous of delawareans, one James Francis payola, a denson of the star board in dewy and jonathan gradually through gyms tutelage has become not just tolerant of but a true fan of the orange crush friday morning breakfast. Jonathan was a superhero. He used his chief of staff powers for good. Whether it was an urgent passport matter to save a Family Vacation or someone who needed access to lifesaving medical care, he always made time to do the Little Things that make a big impact for staff and constituents and sometimes the big things that can literally change the course of a life. He enjoyed sharing everything from Embassy Events to literally tours of the capitol dome conducted in person. As i mentioned before, his mother was a trained therapist and from that jonathan has gained really important tools, one wellknown to the practitioners is the Meyers Briggs test. He is a meyersbriggs expert. He uses it as his decoder ring to better understand his colleagues and even, on occasion, me. Jonathan is an infp i am an enfp. To those of you who have endured the riggers of the meyersbriggs testing, you know that is enough in common that we are diplomats. I hope it will serve him well in new york. Jonathan knew that i get nrc by talking to i get energy by talking to people and i make decisions about issues by talking to people. As his family and friends will tell you, jonathan is someone who prefers Text Messages and rarely, if ever, answers a ringing phone. In fact, you would often find him with noisecanceling headphones on in this office. A very polite but very real do not disturb signal. We often say, he isnt always there when you call, but hes always on time. Jonathan also has exceptionally good taste in whiskey, something weve enjoyed together on a few occasions and i hopefully look forward to enjoying again tonight. We went through many different periods; many different chapters here in the senate, in my home state and in our lives. Wed comfort each other on the loss of our parents. We scold each other when a bill failed, and we celebrated together when legislation made it to the president s desk. In the very long period that was the pandemic, when so much of the offices of the senate and so much of the work, the busyness that happens here, the steady parade of constituents and the constant noise