5:02 p.m. The Senate recessed until noon Sunday.
4:51 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke about judicial nomination procedure. Senator Whitehouse spoke about the term “court packing.”
4:50 p.m. Senator Daines objected. He spoke about “dark money.”
4:48 p.m. Senator Whitehouse sought consent for passage of a measure disapproving of “dark money” support for judicial nominations.
4:43 p.m. Senator Daines spoke about campaign finance.
4:37 p.m. Senator Whitehouse objected. He spoke about financial support for judicial nominations.
4:24 p.m. Senator Daines spoke in support of the Barrett nomination. He sought consent for passage of a bill to fix the size of the Supreme Court at nine seats.
4:36 p.m.4:13 p.m. Senator Cramer spoke about the debate over Justice Kavanaugh’s elevation to the Supreme Court. He spoke about the Barrett nomination.
4:09 p.m. Senator Blumenthal objected.
4:04 p.m. Senator Scott of Florida spoke about China. He sought consent for passage of legislation relating to Chinse human rights abuses.
3:59 p.m. Senator Cramer objected.
3:58 p.m. Senator Blumenthal sought consent to proceed to legislative session.
3:57 p.m. Senator Cramer objected.
3:55 p.m. Senator Blumenthal sought consent to proceed to legislative session.
3:55 p.m. Senator Cramer objected.
3:52 p.m. Senator Blumenthal sought consent to proceed to legislative session.
3:51 p.m. Senator Cramer objected.
3:50 p.m. Senator Blumenthal sought consent to proceed to legislative session.
3:50 p.m. Senator Cramer objected.
3:48 p.m. Senator Blumenthal sought consent to proceed to legislative session.
3:47 p.m. Senator Cramer objected.
3:46 p.m. Senator Blumenthal sought consent to proceed to legislation.
3:45 p.m. Senator Cramer objected.
3:21 p.m. Senator Blumenthal spoke about the corona virus, the Barret nomination, abortion rights and other issues. He sought consent to move into legislative session.
3:16 p.m. Senator Cassidy spoke about his support for the Barrett nomination.
2:59 p.m. Senator Murkowski spoke about the Barrett nomination’s possible effect on confidence in the judiciary. She warned against elimination of the legislative filibuster and packing the courts. She said she will vote to confirm the Barrett nomination.
2:55 p.m. Senator Johnson spoke about the President’s illness.
2:51 p.m. Senator Brown spoke about President Trump.
2:39 Senator Johnson objected.
2:23 p.m. Senator Brown spoke about the Barrett nomination. He sought consent to proceed to legislation.
2:11 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke about the Barrett nomination.
2:10 p.m. Senator Brown spoke about unemployment.
2:07 p.m. Senator Schumer spoke about the economy.
2:03 p.m. Senator Johnson objected.
2 p.m. Senator Schumer sought consent to move to legislative session to consider four anti-suicide bills.
1:56 p.m. Senator Braun objected.
1:53 p.m. Senator Schumer spoke about election security. He sought consent to move to legislative session to consider H.R. 1.
1:37 p.m. Senator Alexander spoke about energy. He spoke about vaccines.
1:19 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about the Barrett nomination. He spoke about energy.
1:18 p.m. Senator Durbin sought consent to proceed to legislative session. Senator Braun objected.
1:17 p.m. Senator Braun objected.
1:17 p.m. Senator Durbin sought consent to move to legislative session.
12:46 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke about the Barrett nomination. He spoke about health care. He spoke about foreign interference in U.S. elections.
12:38 p.m. Senator Thune spoke about corona virus relief.
12:35 p.m. Senator Schumer spoke about Barrett nomination.
12:31 p.m. Senator Thune objected.
12:17 p.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke about the Barrett nomination. He sought consent to move to legislative session in order to proceed to H.R. 925.
12:04 p.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about the Barrett nomination.
12:02 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke about corn and soybeans.
The Senate convened at noon.
