Friday, October 5, 2018

11:29 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

10:55 p.m. Senator Blumenthal spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

10:31 p.m. Senator Lee spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

10:20 p.m. Senator Hassan spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

10:10 p.m. Senator Duckworth spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

9:40 p.m. Senator King spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

9:01 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

8:42 p.m. Senator Sanders  spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

8:08 p.m.  Senator Booker spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

7:41 p.m. Senator Murkowski spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

6:47 p.m. Senator Jones spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

6:02 p.m. Senator Klobuchar spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

5:41 p.m. Senator Cruz spoke supporting the Kavanaugh nomination.

4:58 p.m. Senator Lee spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

4:42 p.m. Senator Menendez spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

4:16 p.m. Senator Hassan spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

4:04 p.m. Senator Stabenow spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

4:01 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

3:57 p.m. Senator Graham spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

3:55 p.m. ML McConnell spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

3:51 p.m. Senator Alexander spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

3:06 p.m. Senator Collins spoke supporting the Kavanaugh nomination.

2:57 p.m. Senator Kaine spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

2:19 p.m. Senator Harris, Murray, and Blumenthal spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

2:03 p.m. Senator Hirono spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

1:44 p.m. Senator Inhofe spoke supporting the Kavanaugh nomination.

1:31 p.m. Senator Blunt spoke supporting the Kavanaugh nomination.

1:10 p.m. Senator Carper spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

12:50 p.m. Senator Rubio spoke supporting the Kavanaugh nomination.

12:19 p.m. Senator Wyden spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

12:05 p.m. Senator Tillis spoke supporting the Kavanaugh nomination.

11:40 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

11:19 a.m. Senator Cornyn spoke supporting the Kavanaugh nomination.

10:45 a.m. By a vote of 51 to 49, cloture was invoked on the Kavanaugh nomination.

YEAS: 50 Republicans and Democrat Manchin. NAYS: 46 Democrats, Independents King and Sanders and Republican Murkowski.

10:36 a.m. The cloture vote began on the Kavanaugh nomination.

10:19 a.m. Senator McConnell spoke in favor of the Kavanaugh nomination.

10:01 a.m. Senator Schumer spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

9:49 a.m. Senator Feinstein spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

9:34 a.m. Senator Grassley spoke in favor of the Kavanaugh nomination.

9:32 a.m. The Senate resumed consideration of the Kavanaugh nomination.

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The Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m.

At 10:30 a.m., the Senate will vote on cloture for the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.