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Placed in a separate part of the journal. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cotton 70 years after the creation of nato, the biggest external threats to the alliance are a revisionist adversaries, china and russia. Unfortunately, however, the alliance faces some internal threats, too. Among the allies themselves, who too often fail to take these adversaries seriously, instead striking dangerous deals with the very powers who threaten to destroy all of us. Consider the nord stream 2 pipeline project between germany and russia. Germany touts the pipelines commercial benefits, but russi...

All in favor say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The nominations are confirmed en bloc. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of the following nomination executive calendar 553. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk commerce of the United States j. Blanton of virginia to be director of the capitol. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent that the senate vote on the nomination with no intervening action or debate, that if confirmed the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, the preside...

Here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead us in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, your truth endures forever. Make us conscious of our shortcomings, limitations, and liabilities. Lord, guide our lawmakers. Give them the humility to deped on your leading and to receive the gift of your grace for daiy living. Create in them joy in living, courage in danger, and an enthusiasm in glorifying you in our nation and world. Inspire them to be people who will stand for right though the heavens fall. We pray in your sovereign ...

Rep. Yarmuth good to be with you. Joining us in the questioning is cristina marcos, who covers capitol hill. And the correspondent covering capitol hill for the wall street journal. Let me begin with the results yesterday in new orleans. In which john bel edwards, the democrat, winning with 51 of the vote. This is a state that donald trump won by 20 Percentage Points in 2016. He campaigned there in three separate occasions. It follows the election in your home state where andy beshear defeated the republican incumbent in kentucky. What does this tell you7 rep. Yarmuth well, it tells me that Pr...

Vote vote the presiding officer is there any senator in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 50, the nays are 43. The motion is agreed to. A senator madam president. The presiding officer the majority whip. Mr. Thune i ask unanimous consent the remaining votes in this series be ten minutes in length. The presiding officer without objection. 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 move to bring to a clo...