[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S779-S781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       Vote on Vought Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. MOODY). All time has expired.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Vought 
nomination?
  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears be to a sufficient second.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Ms. ALSOBROOKS. I vote no--
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Ms. BALDWIN. I vote no on behalf of Waukesha Head Start and the 300 
children that they--
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. For our veterans, I vote no.
  Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. For children with disabilities, I vote no.
  Mr. BOOKER. For New Jersey first responders, I vote no.
  Ms. CANTWELL. On behalf of farmers who deserve to be paid, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. COONS. On behalf of foreign aid, which keeps us safe and saves 
lives, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. In support of firefighters fighting wildfires, I 
vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. For medical researchers at NIH, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mrs. GILLIBRAND. For older New Yorkers, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Ms. HASSAN. On behalf of first responders from New Hampshire, I vote 
no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. HEINRICH. For our air traffic controllers, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. HICKENLOOPER. On behalf of Colorado hospitals and clinics, rural 
areas, I vote no on this vote.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Ms. HIRONO. On behalf of 24,000 hard-working employees, I vote no.
  Mr. KAINE. I vote no to the man who wants to traumatize the Federal 
workforce.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. KELLY. On behalf of Head Start and Arizona, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. KIM. For our working families struggling to pay the bills, I vote 
no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. KING. Under the Constitution, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. For kids in cancer trials of Minnesota, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.

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  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. LUJAN. On behalf of Head Start and on behalf of the nearly 9,000 
Head Start students in New Mexico, I wish to be recorded no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. MARKEY. For clean air and clean water, I vote no.
  Mr. MERKLEY. To protect Americans from Big Brother government 
exploiting their Social Security and tax records, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mrs. MURRAY. For medical researchers and their families who are 
counting on cures, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. OSSOFF. For the CDC, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. PADILLA. For California firefighters, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. PETERS. To protect the rule of law, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. REED. For our veterans, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Ms. ROSEN. For veterans and families, Rosen votes no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. SCHATZ. I vote no for the 400,000 people in Hawaii who depend on 
Medicaid.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. SCHIFF. On behalf of California fire victims counting on FEMA, I 
vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. SCHUMER. For the hundreds of western New York families left 
scrambling when their Head Start closed, I vote no on Vought.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Ms. SHAHEEN. For those struggling with mental health issues, I vote 
no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Ms. SLOTKIN. For Medicare, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Ms. SMITH. For the Minnesotans who depend on Meals on Wheels, I vote 
no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. For all the patriotic Federal employees serving our 
country, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. WARNER. For due process for all our Federal workers, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. WARNOCK. As a proud alum of Head Start, on behalf of all of the 
families who are struggling for affordable childcare access, I proudly 
vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Ms. WARREN. On behalf of community health centers across 
Massachusetts, Warren votes no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. WELCH. Madam President, on behalf of Vermont first responders and 
Vermonters who need Medicaid, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Against creepy billionaire influence, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. WYDEN. For vulnerable seniors, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Ms. DUCKWORTH. Madam President, how am I recorded?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is not recorded.
  Ms. DUCKWORTH. Madam President, on behalf of our brave men and women 
in uniform and their families and all Federal employees, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, how am I recorded?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is not recorded.
  Mr. SANDERS. I vote no.
  Mr. SCHMITT. On behalf of taxpayers who have been insulted for too 
long, I vote aye.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. GALLEGO. Madam President, how am I recorded?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is not recorded.
  Mr. GALLEGO. Thank you. For the veterans I serve with, I vote no.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted 
during a vote. The Senator will suspend.
  The clerk will continue to call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 47, as follows:

                       [Rollcall Vote No. 37 Ex.]

                                YEAS--53

     Banks
     Barrasso
     Blackburn
     Boozman
     Britt
     Budd
     Capito
     Cassidy
     Collins
     Cornyn
     Cotton
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Curtis

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     Daines
     Ernst
     Fischer
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hagerty
     Hawley
     Hoeven
     Husted
     Hyde-Smith
     Johnson
     Justice
     Kennedy
     Lankford
     Lee
     Lummis
     Marshall
     McConnell
     McCormick
     Moody
     Moran
     Moreno
     Mullin
     Murkowski
     Paul
     Ricketts
     Risch
     Rounds
     Schmitt
     Scott (FL)
     Scott (SC)
     Sheehy
     Sullivan
     Thune
     Tillis
     Tuberville
     Wicker
     Young

                                NAYS--47

     Alsobrooks
     Baldwin
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Blunt Rochester
     Booker
     Cantwell
     Coons
     Cortez Masto
     Duckworth
     Durbin
     Fetterman
     Gallego
     Gillibrand
     Hassan
     Heinrich
     Hickenlooper
     Hirono
     Kaine
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Klobuchar
     Lujan
     Markey
     Merkley
     Murphy
     Murray
     Ossoff
     Padilla
     Peters
     Reed
     Rosen
     Sanders
     Schatz
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Shaheen
     Slotkin
     Smith
     Van Hollen
     Warner
     Warnock
     Warren
     Welch
     Whitehouse
     Wyden
  The nomination was confirmed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.