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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
EXECUTIVE SESSION
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EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will
proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following
nomination, which the clerk will report.
The legislative clerk read the nomination of John Leonard
Badalamenti, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the
Middle District of Florida.
Nomination of John Leonard Badalamenti
Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Mr. President, I rise today to proudly support
the confirmation of Judge John Badalamenti to serve as a U.S. District
Court Judge for the Middle District of Florida. Judge Badalamenti has a
distinguished record of public service, during which he has
demonstrated a deep and abiding respect for the rule of law and a
commitment to upholding the U.S. Constitution.
He served as an Assistant Federal Defender in the Middle District of
Florida for nearly a decade, and, as Governor of Florida, I had the
privilege to appoint him to the Second District Court of Appeal in
2015. During his time on the State appellate bench, he has consistently
demonstrated his keen legal acumen and devotion to upholding the proper
function of the judiciary in our democratic system.
I am proud of the work he has done, and I am proud to support his
confirmation to the Federal bench today, where he will continue to
serve our State and Nation well.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and
consent to the Badalamenti nomination?
Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. THUNE. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator
from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr.
Burr), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from
Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Alaska (Ms.
Murkowski), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator from
South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse).
Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Dakota (Mr.
Hoeven) would have voted ``Yea'' and
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the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) would have voted ``Yea.''
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin),
the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator
from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley),
the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), the Senator from
Montana (Mr. Tester), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse),
the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), and the Senator from
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) are necessarily absent.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber
desiring to vote?
The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 22, as follows:
[Rollcall Vote No. 103 Ex.]
YEAS--55
Alexander
Barrasso
Blunt
Boozman
Braun
Capito
Carper
Cassidy
Collins
Cornyn
Cotton
Crapo
Cruz
Duckworth
Durbin
Enzi
Ernst
Feinstein
Fischer
Gardner
Graham
Grassley
Hassan
Hawley
Hyde-Smith
Inhofe
Johnson
Jones
Kennedy
King
Lankford
Lee
Loeffler
Manchin
McConnell
McSally
Paul
Perdue
Peters
Portman
Reed
Risch
Romney
Rubio
Scott (FL)
Scott (SC)
Shaheen
Shelby
Sinema
Sullivan
Thune
Tillis
Toomey
Wicker
Young
NAYS--22
Baldwin
Bennet
Blumenthal
Booker
Brown
Cantwell
Casey
Coons
Cortez Masto
Gillibrand
Harris
Hirono
Kaine
Klobuchar
Menendez
Rosen
Schumer
Smith
Van Hollen
Warner
Warren
Wyden
NOT VOTING--23
Blackburn
Burr
Cardin
Cramer
Daines
Heinrich
Hoeven
Leahy
Markey
Merkley
Moran
Murkowski
Murphy
Murray
Roberts
Rounds
Sanders
Sasse
Schatz
Stabenow
Tester
Udall
Whitehouse
The nomination was confirmed.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motion to
reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the
President will be immediately notified of the Senate's actions.
Order of Procedure
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that
notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXII, the cloture motions filed
on May 21 ripen at 11:45 a.m. tomorrow. I further ask unanimous consent
that if cloture is invoked on the Mercado nomination, the postcloture
time expire at 2:15 tomorrow. Further, I ask that if cloture is invoked
on the Miller nomination, the postcloture time expire at 4:30 p.m.
tomorrow. Finally, if either of the nominations are confirmed, the
motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and
the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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