Mitch McConnell

Mr. McCONNELL

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I have an amendment at the desk, and I ask the clerk to report.

Mr. McCONNELL. I ask that the reading be dispensed with.

Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.

Mr. McCONNELL. I ask that the reading be dispensed with.

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I have an amendment to the text of the underlying bill.

Mr. McCONNELL. I ask that the reading be dispensed with.

Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.

Mr. McCONNELL. I ask that the reading be dispensed with.

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk for the underlying bill.

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to commit the bill to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment No. 1630.

Mr. McCONNELL. I ask that the reading be dispensed with.

Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion to commit with instructions.

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I have an amendment to the instructions.

Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the reading be waived.

Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.

Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the names be waived.

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions be waived.

Mr. McCONNELL

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.

Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived.

Mr. McCONNELL

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to move to legislative session.

Mr. McCONNELL

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 710.

Mr. McCONNELL

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged and the Senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of PN1704, with the exception of Aziz Younes; that the nominations be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order; that any statements related to the nomination be printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action and the Senate resume legislative session.