Thursday, July 22, 2021

4:08 p.m. The Senate adjourned.

4:03 p.m. Senator Reed wrapped up for the day. The following confirmed by unanimous consent:

  • Heidi Shyu to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
  • Ely Ratner to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  • Shawn Skelly to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  • Meredith Berger to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
  • Gina Ortiz Jones to be Under Secretary of the Air Force.
  • Caroline Krass to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense.

The following items were passed by unanimous consent:

  • S Res 316, authorizing Senate legal counsel.
  • S Res 67, regarding Trevor Reed.
  • S Res 165, regarding Paul Whelan.
  • S 2382, authorizing the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the federal government.

3:10 p.m. Senator Sullivan spoke on the Alaskan of the week. On this occasion, he paid tribute to 85 year old Chad Resari. Mr Resari was the oldest finisher in the annual race up and down Mount Marathon. The race is up and down the mountain, called by many the most difficult 5K race in the world.

3:02 p.m. Senator Warnock spoke on Medicaid.

2:43 p.m. Senator Romney spoke on the Olympics and passed S. Res 314 on that topic by unanimous consent.

2:09 p.m. The Hruby nomination was confirmed, 79-16.

Senators voting no: Blackburn, Boozman, Braun, Cassidy, Cotton, Cruz, Hagerty, Hawley, Kennedy, Lankford, Marshall, Paul, Scott (FL), Shelby, Sullivan, and Tuberville.

Senators not voting: Burr, Daines, Johnson, Moran, and Rubio.

1:26 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of
Jill Hruby to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security.

1:11 p.m. Majority Leader Schumer filed cloture on exec. cal. 122 – Todd Sunhwae Kim, DC, to be Assistant Attorney General.

12:53 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke on energy.

12:32 p.m. Senator Brown spoke on Zalia Avant-garde winning the National Spelling Bee and activist Magnolia Cox. He also spoke on the child tax credit.

12:17 p.m. Senator Barrasso spoke against the Bureau of Land Management nominee Manning.

11:32 a.m. Senators Warner and Collins spoke on the Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021.

11:24 a.m. Senator Thune spoke on inflation and infrastructure.

10:56 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke on immigration, U.S. Capitol Police, and gun control.

10:46 a.m. Republican Leader McConnell spoke on the border crisis, Russia, and Iraq.

10:40 a.m. Majority Leader Schumer spoke on infrastructure, the Bureau of Land Management nominee Manning.

10:40 a.m. Majority Leader Schumer spoke on infrastructure, the Bureau of Land Management nominee Manning.

The Senate will convene at 10:30 a.m. and be in morning business until 1:30 p.m. The Senate will then proceed to Executive Session to vote to confirm the nomination of Jill Hruby to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security.