Monday September 17, 2018

7:18 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned until 10 a.m. Tuesday.

7:16 p.m. Senator Cantwell spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

7:14 p.m. Senator Rounds spoke in memory of South Dakota fire fighter Dave Fisher.

7:01 p.m. ML McConnell filed cloture on the Conference Report to accompany H.R.6157, Minibus Appropriations (DoD/LHHS).

7:00 p.m. The Senate passed H.R. 6 Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act by a vote of 99-1. Senator Lee voted no.

6:35 p.m. The Senate began voting on passage of H.R. 6. Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act.

6:34 p.m. By a vote of 98 to 2, the drug price bill passed. NAY: Lee and Paul.

6:20 p.m. The vote has begun on passage of the drug price bill.

6:15 p.m. By a vote of 11 to 89, the Lee Amendment failed (#4011 to S. 2554, the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act). YEAS: Republicans Crapo, Daines, Flake, Hatch, Hyde-Smith, Johnson, Lee, Risch, Sasse, Scott and Toomey. NAYS: 47 Democrats, 40 Republicans, both independents.

5:43 p.m. The Senate began voting on adoption of Lee amendment #4011 to S.2554.

5:41 p.m. Senator Collins spoke about the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act.

5:36 p.m. Senator Lee spoke about his amendment to S. 2554.

5:28 p.m. Senator Manchin spoke about the opioid crisis and Jesse’s Law.

5:14 p.m. Senator Alexander spoke about the opioid epidemic and asked u.c. that when the Senate proceeds to S. 2554, Amendment 4011 be made pending.

5:04 p.m. Senator Cantwell spoke about the opioid crisis.

4:55 p.m. Senator Barrasso spoke about the Patient Right to Know Drug Act.

4:48 p.m. Senator McCaskill spoke about the Patient Right to Know Drug Act and the opioid crisis.

4:35 p.m. Senator Collins spoke about the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act.

4:32 p.m. Senator Cassidy spoke about the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act.

4:15 p.m. Senator Portman spoke about the opioid crisis.

4:02 p.m. Senator Schumer  spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

3:43 p.m. Senator Daines spoke about the opioid crisis.

3:33 p.m. ML McConnell spoke on Hurricane Florence on H.R. 6 and S.2554, and on the Kavanaugh nomination.

3:22 p.m. Senator Hassan spoke about the opioid crisis.

3:16 p.m. Senator King spoke about the opioid crisis.

3 p.m. Senator Markey spoke about opioid addiction.

2:47 p.m. Senator Peters spoke about opioid addiction.

2:19 p.m. Senator Boozman spoke about opioid addiction.

2:04 p.m. Senator Hatch spoke in observance of Constitution Day. He spoke about the signing of certain tariff measures. He spoke about the pending measure to combat opioid addiction.

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The Senate  will convene at 2:00 p.m. and will proceed to the consideration of H.R.6, with debate time on H.R.6 (Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act) and S.2554 (Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act) running concurrently.

Three roll call votes at 5:30 p.m.:

  1. Lee amendment #4011 to S. 2554
  2. Passage of S. 2554, as amended, if amended
  3. Passage of H.R.6, as amended with Alexander amendment #4013