7:04 p.m. The Senate recessed until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday.
7:03 p.m. Senator Ossoff wrapped up for the evening. The following were done in wrap-up:
S. 3488, regarding Russia and Ukraine had its first reading.
6:38 p.m. Senators Inhofe and Lummis spoke on voting rights and the filibuster.
6:33 p.m. Senator Daines paid tribute to Montanan John Quintrell on his efforts to connect Vietnam veterans.
6:19 p.m. Senator Collins spoke on voting rights and the filibuster.
6:00 p.m. Senator Rick Scott spoke on Cuba and asked UC to take up and pass S Res 489 on that topic. Senator Menendez discussed regular order in the Senate, but did not object.
5:51 p.m. Senator Thune spoke on voting rights and the filibuster.
5:50 p.m. By a vote of 52-47, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Gabriel P. Sanchez to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
GOP voting Aye: Collins, Graham, and Murkowski. Senator Schatz did not vote.
4:34 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Gabriel P. Sanchez to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
4:34 p.m. By a vote of 68-29, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Amitabha Bose to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.
GOP voting Aye: Barrasso, Blunt, Burr, Capito, Cassidy, Collins, Fischer, Graham, Grassley, Lummis, Moran, Murkowski, Portman, Romney, Rounds, Sullivan, Thune, Tillis, Toomey, Wicker, and Young. Senators not voting: Feinstein, Sanders, and Schatz.
3:46 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Amitabha Bose to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.
3:38 p.m. Senator Padilla spoke in support of the Sanchez nomination.
3:21 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on voting rights and the filibuster.
2:00 p.m. Senators Cotton, Blunt, Blackburn, Scott (FL), Cruz, Lee, and Ernst spoke on the filibuster and voting rights.
1:44 p.m. Senator Murphy spoke on voting rights and the filibuster.
1:37 p.m. Senator Rubio spoke about voting rights and the filibuster.
1:18 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about voting rights and the filibuster.
1:02 p.m. RL McConnell spoke about President Biden and voting rights.
12:30 p.m. The Senate convened.
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The Senate will convene at 12:30 p.m. and resume consideration of the nomination of Amitabha Bose to be Administrator of the Federal Railway Administration.
At 3:30 p.m. the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Bose nomination.
