6:38 p.m. The Senate adjourned until 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
6:36 p.m. Senator McConnell secured first reading for S. 3339, a military spending bill. The Senate consented to reconvene next after today’s adjournment, at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday.
6:08 p.m. Senator Whitehouse joined Senator Van Hollen’s colloquy on election interference. He also spoke about climate change.
5:52 p.m. Senator Van Hollen spoke about foreign election interference.
5:37 p.m. Senator Lankford spoke about the anti-abortion legislation.
5:32 p.m. By a vote of 91 to 5, the Senate confirmed Travis Greaves as a U.S. Tax Court judge. NAY: Booker, Gillibrand, Harries, Hirono, Markey. NOT VOTING: Klobuchar, Jones, Sanders, Warren.
5:10 p.m. By a vote of 58 to 38, the Senate confirmed Katharine MacGregor as Deputy Secretary of Interior. YEA: 53 Republicans, Democrats Heinrich, Manchin, Sinema; independent King. NAY: 38 Democrats. NOT VOTING: Klobuchar, Jones, Sanders, Warren.
4:53 p.m. Roll call vote began on confirmation of Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of Interior.
4:52 p.m. The Carreno Coll nomination was confirmed 96-0.
Senators not voting: 3 Democrats: Jones, Klobuchar and Warren, 1 Independent: Sanders.
4:34 p.m. Roll call vote began on confirmation of the nomination of Silvia Carreno Coll to be US District Judge fo the district of Puerto Rico.
4:33 p.m. Cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to S.311, 56-41. (60 votes necessary).
Senators voting in favor: 53 Republicans, 3 Democrats: Casey, Jones and Manchin.
Senators voting against: 40 Democrats, 1 Independent: King.
Senators not voting: 2 Democrats: Klobuchar and Warren, 1 Independent: Sanders.
4:08 p.m. Roll call vote began on cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 311.
4:07 p.m. Cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to S.3275, 53-44. (60 votes necessary).
Senators voting in favor: 51 Republicans, 2 Democrats: Casey and Manchin.
Senators voting against: 41 Democrats, 2 Republicans: Collins and Murkowski, 1 Independent: King.
Senators not voting: 2 Democrats: Klobuchar and Warren; 1 Independent: Sanders.
3:30 p.m. Roll call vote began on cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3275.
3:11 p.m. Senators Sasse and Graham spoke on the pending abortion bills.
3:00 p.m. Senator Cortez Masto spoke on health care and the pending abortion bills.
2:36 p.m. Senators Barasso and Loeffler spoke on the pending abortion bills.
2:27 p.m. Senator Sasse asked UC to modify Senator Durbin’s request and to include the Grassley amendment #1240. Senator Durbin objected.
2:18 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on the pending abortion bills and asked UC to take up and pass S. 916, regarding maternal and infant mortality. Senator Sasse objected.
2:15 p.m. The Senate returned from the recess. Senator Murkowski spoke in favor of the MacGregor nomination.
12:59 p.m. The Senate recessed until 2:15 p.m.
12:58 p.m. The Senate invoked cloture on Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior by a tally of 59-38.
Senators voting in favor: 53 Republicans, 5 Democrats: Heinrich, Jones, Manchin, Murphy and Sinema; 1 Independent: King.
Senators voting against: 38 Democrats.
Senators not voting: 2 Democrats: Klobuchar and Warren; 1 Independent: Sanders.
12:33 p.m. The Senate began a roll call on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #569 Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
12:30 p.m. The Senate invoked cloture on Executive Calendar #491 Silvia Carreno-Coll to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico by a tally of 96-1. Senator Hirono voted against.
Senators not voting: 2 Democrats: Klobuchar and Warren; 1 Independent: Sanders.
12:10 p.m. The Senate began a vote the motion to invoke cloture on Silvia Carreno-Coll to be a District Judge for Puerto Rico.
12:09 p.m. The Senate confirmed the Molloy nomination by a tally of 97-0.
Senators not voting: 2 Democrats: Klobuchar and Warren; 1 Independent: Sanders.
11:30 a.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Robert Molloy to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands.
10:49 a.m. Senator Thune spoke about the abortion bills.
10:36 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke about a Senate briefing today on the corona virus.
10:23 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke about the corona virus pandemic. He spoke about the abortion measures.
10:05 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about the abortion-related measures to be considered today. He paid tribute to his departing economic policy counsel.
10:03 a.m. Senator Grassley spoke about drug prices.
The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m. and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #384, Robert Molloy to be District Judge for the Virgin Islands.
At 11:30 a.m.; three roll call votes:
- Confirmation of Robert Anthony Molloy to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands.
- Cloture on Executive Calendar #491, Silvia Carreno-Coll to be District Judge for Puerto Rico.
- Cloture on Executive Calendar #569, Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.
At 3:30 p.m., five roll call votes:
- Cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3275, A bill to protect pain-capable unborn children.
- Cloture on the motion to proceed to S.311, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or an attempted abortion.
- Confirmation of the Carreno Coll nomination.
- Confirmation of the MacGregor nomination.
- Coture on Executive Calendar #416, Travis Greaves to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court.
