5:59 p.m. Senator Schmitt spoke on border security.
5:47 p.m. Senator Cassidy spoke on border security.
4:26 p.m. Senator Graham spoke on the defense budget.
4:10 p.m. Senator Sanders spoke on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
3:31 p.m. Senator Casey spoke his amendment about drug trafficking.
3:12 p.m. Senator Tillis spoke about the tax bill. He then asked for unanimous consent for the Senate to agree to his bill at the desk. Senator Wyden objected.
2:45 p.m. Senator Cotton spoke about President Biden’s policies in Ukraine and on immigration.
2:25 p.m. Senator Schatz spoke on the national security supplemental.
2:21 p.m. By a vote of 67-27, the Senate invoked cloture on Murray substitute amendment #1388 to H.R.815, legislative vehicle for supplemental appropriations.
- Senators Capito, Cassidy, Collins, Cornyn, Ernst, Grassley, Kennedy, McConnell, Moran, Mullin, Murkowski, Romney, Rounds, Sullivan, Thune, Tillis, Wicker, Young voted in favor.
- Senator Sanders voted against.
1:58 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the Murray substitute amendment #138.
1:57 p.m. By a vote of 40-53, The Senate did not agree to the Lee motion to table the motion to commit.
- Senator Sanders voted in favor.
- Senators Murkowski, Romney, Tillis and Young voted against.
- Senators Braun, Cramer, Lummis, Risch, Scott (FL), Vance and Warnock did not vote.
12:57 p.m. The Senate is now voting on Senator Lee motion to table the motion to commit
12:53 p.m. Senator Murray spoke in support of the national security supplemental.
12:48 p.m. Senator Lee spoke about the national security supplemental and about his motion to table.
12:39 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke on the national security supplemental.
12:36 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on the national security supplemental.
12:35 p.m. Senator King thanked Senator Collins for her support on the supplemental.
12:20 p.m. Senator Collins spoke on the national security supplemental.
12:10 p.m. Republican Leader McConnell spoke on the national security supplemental.
12:02 p.m. Majority Leader Schumer spoke on the national security supplemental.
12:00 p.m. The Senate convened.
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The Senate will convene at 12 Noon. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 815, the legislative vehicle for the National Security Act.
At approximately 1pm, the cloture motions will ripen and the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Murray substitute amendment #1388. Senator Lee may make a motion to table the pending motion to commit in order to offer his amendment.
2 votes are expected at approximately 1pm:
1) Lee motion to table the motion to commit
2) Motion to invoke cloture on the Murray substitute amendment #1388 to Cal. #30, H.R.815, legislative vehicle for supplemental appropriations
