6:36 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke on the burning of the Gaspee.
6:31 p.m. Senator Hoeven began wrap up:
Senator Hoeven asked unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3rd. Following Leader remarks, the Senate resume consideration of the Duffey nomination, post-cloture. At 11:30 a.m. the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Duffey nomination and if cloture is then invoked on the nomination of Allison Hooker, the Senate recess until 2:15 p.m. to allow for the weekly caucus luncheons. At 2:15 p.m. the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Hooker nomination.
6:31 p.m. By a vote of 51-45, the Senate invoked cloture on Michael Duffey to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. This was a party line vote.
Not voting: Senators Booker, Graham, Ossoff and Sullivan.
5:30 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Michael Duffey to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
5:19 p.m. Senator Reed spoke on the Duffy nomination.
4:47 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke on the economy.
4:40 p.m. Senator Klobuchar spoke on the budget reconciliation. She then paid tribute to C-SPAN.
4:22 p.m. Majority Leader Thune filed cloture on the following nominations:
- Michelle Bowman to be Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.
- Edward Walsh to be Ambassador to Ireland.
- James O’Neill to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.
3:49 p.m. Democratic Leader Schumer spoke on the attack in Boulder, US talks with Iran, and the war in Ukraine
3:30 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on Ukraine.
3:15 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke about C-SPAN.
3:14 p.m. Senator Bennet thanked Majority Leader Thune for his work.
3:10 p.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke on the antisemitic attacks in Boulder and in Washington, DC. He then spoke on the Senate’s schedule in June.
3:05 p.m. Senator Bennet proposed amendment 2278 to the Genius Act and spoke on stablecoin. He then spoke on the attack in Boulder, CO.
3:03 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke on the attack in Boulder, CO.
3:00 p.m. The Senate is now in session.
The Senate will convene at 3:00 p.m. and following any Leader remarks will be in a period of morning business.
At approximately 5:30 p.m., the Senate will proceed to a cloture vote on the nomination of Michael Duffey to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
Cloture has also been filed on the following nominations:
- Allison Hooker to be an Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
- Dale Marks to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
- Jared Isaacman to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
