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on this vote. The Ayes are 50. The

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nays are 49 3/5 of the senator duly chosen and

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sworn not having voted in the affirmative. The motion

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is not agreed to Madam President. I enter a

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motion to reconsider the failed closer vote. The motion

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is entered Madam President pursuing two Senate races. 27

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. The judiciary committee being tied on the question of

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reporting, I moved to discharge the judiciary committee from

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further Consideration of Jennifer Sung of Oregon to the United

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States Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit. Under the

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provisions of S Rez 27, there will now be

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up to four hours of debate on the motion equally

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divided between the two leaders or their designees with no

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motions, points of order or amendments. In order

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, I asked for the yays and nays, Is

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there a sufficient 2nd. It appears to be the

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Ayes and Nays are ordered Madam President for the information

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of the Senate. We expect to vote to discharge

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the nomination to occur following the votes that are scheduled

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to being at 5 15 tonight. Therefore, senators

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should expect three roll call votes at 5 15.

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These votes would be on the confirmation of the Prieto

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and Mayak nominations and on the motion to discharge the

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song nomination. Yeah, Now Madam President, in

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reference to what just occurred on the floor in terms

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of voting rights, Madam President. This is a

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low low point in the history of this body A

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few moments ago. Senate Republicans for the 4th time

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this year were presented with a simple question. Will

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they vote in favor of starting debate? Merely a

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debate on protecting voting rights in this country? In

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today's case, they would join democrats in proceeding to

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the jOHN LeWIS voting Rights Advancement Act, which would

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reinstate longstanding, widely embraced federal protections on the right

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to vote With just one exception republicans once again obstructed

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the Senate from beginning its process.