6:37 p.m. The Senate adjourned and will convene at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 3rd and will resume consideration of the Komitee nomination.
At 11:45 p.m. there will be two votes:
- Confirmation of Eric Ross Komitee, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
- Cloture on John L. Sinatra, Jr., of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of New York.
The Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. for weekly caucus lunches.
During wrap-up:
- H.R. 1138, Reauthorizing the West Valley Demonstration Projected; adopted by unanimous consent.
- S. Res. 318, and the committee reported amendments, to Support the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Replenishment; adopted by unanimous consent.
- S. Res. 442, designating November 2019 as “National Runaway Prevention Month”; adopted by voice vote.
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6:33 p.m. Cloture was invoked on the Komitee nomination, 81-5.
6:12 p.m. Roll call vote began on cloture on the nomination of Eric Komitee to be a US District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
6:10 p.m. The Brouillette nomination was confirmed 70-15.
Senators voting in favor: 47 Republicans, 22 Democrats, 1 Independent: King.
Senators voting against: 15 Democrats: Baldwin, Blumenthal, Brown, Cortez Masto, Hirono, Leahy, Markey, Menendez, Merkley, Reed, Rosen, Schatz, Schumer, Van Hollen and Wyden.
Senators not voting: 8 Democrats: Bennet, Booker, Gillibrand, Harris, Jones, Klobuchar, Warren and Whitehouse; 6 Republicans: Blunt, Graham, Portman, Rounds, Scott of South Carolina and Toomey; 1 Independent: Sanders.
5:30 p.m. Roll call vote began on confirmation of the Brouillette nomination.
5:25 p.m. Senator Manchin spoke on the Brouillette nomination.
5:11 p.m. Senator Alexander spoke about the Brouillette nomination.
4:49 p.m. Senator Wyden spoke about the Brouillette nomination.
3:51 p.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke about Russian made phone apps, election security, and appropriations.
3:26 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about Thanksgiving and about the legislative agenda, including appropriations, the defense authorization, and the U.S-Mexico-Canada trade pact.
3:02 p.m. Senator Grassely spoke about the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
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The Senate convenes today at 3:00 p.m. following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Dan R. Brouillette, of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy, post-cloture.
At 5:30 p.m., all post-cloture time will expire and the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Brouillette nomination. Following its disposition, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Eric Ross Komitee, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
As a reminder, cloture has been filed on the following nominations:
- Eric Ross Komitee, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
- John L. Sinatra, Jr., of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of New York
- Sarah E. Pitlyk, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri
- Douglas Russell Cole, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
- R. Austin Huffaker, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama
- David B. Barlow, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah
- Richard Ernest Myers II, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- Sherri A. Lydon, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina
- Robert M. Duncan, of Kentucky, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service
Monday, December 2nd at 5:30 pm – 2 roll call votes:
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #503, Dan R. Brouillette, of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy
- Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #347, Eric Ross Komitee, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
