Monday, June 7, 2021

7:18 p.m. The Senate adjourned.

7:14 p.m. Majority Leader Schumer wrapped up for the day. Passed by voice vote: S Res 229, recarding an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Passed by UC: S. 1828, amending the Central Intelligence Act; S. 1502 regarding federal law enforcement support communication; S Res 253, regarding National Cancer Research Month.

6:59 p.m. Senator Portman spoke on the 77th anniversary of D-Day.

6:25 p.m. Senator Gillibrand spoke on sexual assault in the military and asked consent to take up her bill on that topic, S.1520. Senator Reed objected.

6:24 p.m. Cloture was invoked on the Neals nomination, 66 to 28.

Senators voting in the affirmative: 48 Democrats, 17 Republicans (Burr, Capito, Cassidy, Collins, Cornyn, Fischer, Graham, Grassley, Hyde-Smith, Kennedy, Murkowski, Portman, Rounds, Tillis, Toomey, Wicker and Young; 1 Independent: Sanders.

Senators voting against: 28 Republicans.

Senators not voting 5 Republicans: Daines, Ernst, Rubio, Sasse and Thune; 1 Independent: King.

5:28 p.m. The vote began on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of exec. calendar 130, Julien Xavier Neals to be US District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

5:21 p.m. Senator Menendez spoke in favor of the Neals nomination.

5:15 p.m. Senator Booker spoke in favor of the Neals nomination.

5:03 p.m. Senator Blackburn spoke on President Biden’s proposed budget.

4:52 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke on inflation.

4:31 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke on the border crisis.

4:07 p.m. Senator Tuberville spoke on inflation.

3:28 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on January 6th and undocumented farm workers.

3:19 p.m. RL McConnell spoke on the job market.

3:08 p.m. ML Schumer spoke on the Endless Frontier Act, the Paycheck Fairness Act, and the Neals nomination.

The Senate will convene at 3:00 p.m. and will resume consideration of the nomination of exec. calendar 130, Julien Xavier Neals to be US District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

At 5:30 p.m. there will be a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Neals nomination.