7:45 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday.
7:22 p.m. Senator Lankford spoke on the economy and inflation.
6:55 p.m. Senator Sullivan spoke on HR 3967.
6:50 p.m. Senator Kelly wrapped up for the evening. Confirmed by UC: Ventris Gibson to be Director of the Mint. Passed by UC: S. 1098, amending the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans. Approved by UC en bloc: S Res 679, 680 and 681.
6:49 p.m. The Senate confirmed the Leventhal nomination, 63-32. GOP in favor: Blunt, Burr, Cassidy, Collins, Cornyn, Crapo, Graham, Kennedy, McConnell, Portman, Risch, Romney, Rounds & Young. Not voting: Daines, Moran, Toomey, Whitehouse & Wicker. No further votes today.
6:06 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the confirmation of Alan Leventhal to be Ambassador to Denmark.
6:06 p.m. By a vote of 29-67, the Senate did not agree to the motion to proceed to S. Con Res 41, Senators Paul’s budget resolution.
5:15 p.m The Senate is now voting on the Motion to proceed to S. Con. Res. 41, Senator Paul’s budget resolution.
4:57 p.m. Senator Paul spoke in support of his budget resolution.
4:40 p.m. Senator Blackburn spoke against the PACT Act.
4:20 p.m. Senator Sanders spoke on Senator Paul’s budget resolution.
3:34 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on DACA.
2:40 p.m. Senator Ossoff spoke supporting H.R. 3967, Honoring our PACT Act.
2:12 p.m. Senator Casey asked unanimous consent to confirm en bloc the nominations of Mary Jordan and Timothy Baker to be members of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. Senator Braun objected.
1:55 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke on gun legislation.
1:29 p.m. Senator Markey spoke about Juneteenth.
1:28 p.m. By a vote of 76-23, the Senate invoked cloture on the underlying bill, Cal. #388, H.R.3967, Honoring our PACT Act of 2021, as amended. Senators voting against: 23 Republicans: Blackburn, Burr, Crapo, Hyde=Smith, Johnson, Lankford, Lee, Lummis, McConnell, Paul, Portman, Risch, Romney, Rounds, Sasse, Scott (SC), Shelby, Sullivan, Thune, Tillis, Toomey, Tuberville and Young. Not voting: Wicker.
12:35 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the Motion to invoke cloture on the underlying bill, Cal. #388, H.R.3967, Honoring our PACT Act of 2021, as amended.
12:35 p.m. By a vote of 84-15, The Senate adopted the Tester substitute amendment #5051 to H.R. 3967, the Honoring Our PACT Act.
Not Voting – Wicker
Senators Voting No – Blackburn, Burr, Hyde-Smith, Johnson, Lankford, Lee, Lummis, Paul, Romney, Scott (SC), Shelby, Sullivan, Tillis, Toomey, and Tuberville.
11:48 a.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the Tester substitute amendment #5051 to H.R. 3967, the Honoring Our PACT Act.
11:43 a.m. Senator Tester spoke on the Honoring Our PACT Act.
11:40 a.m. Senator Moran spoke on the Honoring Our PACT Act.
1132 a.m. Senator Boozman spoke on the Honoring Our PACT Act.
10:58 a.m. Senator Thune spoke about Big Tech.
10:47 a.m. ML Schumer spoke about the PACT act, nominations, gun safety legislation and elections.
10:23 a.m. RL McConnell spoke on inflation and protection of SCOTUS Justices.
10:00 a.m. The Senate convened.
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The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m., and following any leader remarks, will resume consideration of the Tester substitute amendment #5051 to H.R. 3967, a bill to improve health care & benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances.
There will be two votes at 11:45 a.m.
1. Adoption of Tester substitute amendment #5051 to H.R. 3967.
2. Cloture on H.R. 3967
There will be two votes at 5:15 p.m.
1. Motion to proceed to S. Con. Res. 41, Senator Paul’s budget resolution.
2. Confirmation of the nomination of Alan Leventhal to be Ambassador to Denmark.
