7:06 p.m. The Senate has adjourned until 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 18th. A vote on confirmation on Patrick Shanahan to be Deputy Secretary of Defense is expected at 12:15 p.m.

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6:45 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke about climate change.

6:40 p.m. Senator Isakson paid tribute to staffer Stefanie Mohler.

6:21 p.m. Senator Sullivan spoke about obstruction in the Senate.

6:20 p.m. The Senate invoked cloture on the Shanahan nomination by a vote of 88 to 6. Senators voting no: Booker, Gillibrand, Harris, Markey, Sanders, and Warren. Senators absent: Duckworth, Ernst, Flake, Heller, McCain, and Wicker.

5:31 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Patrick Shanahan to Be Deputy Secretary of Defense.

4:40 p.m. Senator Hatch spoke in support of the Shanahan nomination.

4:10 p.m. Majority Leader McConnell filed cloture on the nomination of John Kenneth Bush, KY, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for Sixth Circuit and the nomination of David Bernhardt, VA,  to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.

3:54 p.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke about Senator McCain. He spoke about health care and anti-Semitism.

3:36 p.m. Senator Nelson spoke about health care and about education. He spoke about science.

3:14 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about health care.

3:03 p.m. Majority Leader McConnell wished a speedy recovery to Senator McCain. He spoke of the Shanahan nomination. He spoke about health care.

Senator McConnell completed Rule XIX proceedings to place on the calendar H.R. 2430, an FDA bill.

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The Senate will next convene on Monday July 17 at 3:00 p.m. 

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to resume consideration of the nomination of Patrick Shanahan to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, with a cloture vote on the nomination at 5:30 p.m.

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5:57 p.m. Senate adjourns until Monday July 17 at 3:00 p.m.

5:56 p.m. ML McConnell wraps up for the evening.  HR 2430, regarding the Food and Drug administration had its first reading.

5:05 p.m. Senators Cassidy, Cantwell and Stabenow spoke on health care.

4:52 p.m. Senator Sullivan paid tribute to the “Alaskan of the week.”  On this occasion, he recognized Gene Zerkel, an aviation entrepreneur.

4:30 p.m. Senator Johnson spoke on the opioid crisis.

4:18 p.m. Senator Blunt spoke about the nomination process in the Senate.

4:06 p.m. Senator Sanders spoke about the just released Health Care bill.

3:38 p.m. Senators Heitkamp, Capito, Whitehouse, and Manchin spoke about coal, electricity and Co2 emissions.

3:24 p.m. Senator Portman spoke about human trafficking.

3:10 p.m. Senator Heitkamp spoke about health care.

3:04 p.m. Senator Shaheen asked unanimous consent to proceed to and pass S.1462 and Senator Cornyn objected.

2:59 p.m. Senator Klobuchar spoke about health care.

2:47 p.m. Senator Heitkamp spoke about health care.

2:40 p.m. Senator Shaheen spoke about health care.

2:15 p.m. Senator Hatch spoke about health care, and then paid tribute to a former staffer, Everett Eissenstat.

2:10 p.m. Senator Flake spoke about the national debt.

2:10 p.m. Majority Leader McConnell filed cloture on Executive Calendar #157, Patrick M. Shanahan to be Deputy Secretary of Defense.

2:08 p.m. The Senate confirmed the nomination of William F. Hagerty, IV to be ambassador to Japan by a vote of 86-12.

Senators voting against: Booker, Brown, Gillibrand, Harris, Heinrich, Hirono, Merkley, Peters, Sanders (I), Stabenow, Udall and Warren.

Senators not voting: McCaskill and Moran.

1:45 p.m. The Senate began voting on confirmation of William F. Hagerty IV to be ambassador to Japan.

1:30 p.m. Senators Alexander and Corker spoke supporting the Hagerty nomination.

1:20 p.m. Senator Markey spoke about health care and the opiod crisis.

1:09 Senator McCain spoke about defense issues and asked UC that on Monday, July 17th at 5:00 p.m., the Senate proceed to consideration of Executive Calendar #157 the nomination of Patrick Shanahan to be Deputy Secretary of Defense. Senator Schumer objected.

1:00 p.m. Senator Peters spoke about health care.

12:52 p.m. Minority Leader Schumer discussed the shortcomings of the Republican health care draft.

12:40 p.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke on the revised draft for health care reform.

12:33 p.m. Senator Thune welcomed today’s guest chaplain, Pastor Bill Ewing.

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The Senate will convene at 12:30 p.m. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of William F. Hagerty IV to be ambassador to Japan.

At about 1:45 p.m., the confirmation vote will occur on the Hagerty nomination.