6:40 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned until 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, 2017.
6:30 p.m. Senator Hassan spoke on health care.
6:25 p.m. Leader McConnell said in wrap up the Senator will be in at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21st and resume Executive session and the nomination of Sigal Mandelker to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, post cloture.
6:20 p.m. Senator Wicker spoke on health care.
5:55 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on health care.
5:40 p.m. Senator Menendez spoke on health care.
5:15 p.m. Senator Tester spoke on health care.
5:00 p.m. Senator Thune spoke on health care.
The Senate is debating the nomination of nomination of Sigal Mandelker to be Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes; post cloture.
4:35 p.m. The Senate stands in recess for an all members briefing.
4:10 p.m. Senator Nelson spoke on health care.
3:46 p.m. Senator McCain spoke on Russia. The Senate is expected to recess till 5 p.m., after Senator Nelson speaks, for an all-senators briefing.
3:36 p.m. Senator Duckworth spoke on health care.
3:20 p.m. Senator Heinrich spoke on health care.
3:05 p.m. Senator Udall spoke on health care.
2:43 p.m. Senator Murkowski recognized the 40th anniversary of the Trans Alaska pipeline.
2:19 p.m. Senator Leahy spoke on health care.
2:15 p.m. The Senate returned from recess. Senator Daines recognized June as “National Great Outdoors Month.”
12:37 p.m. The Senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. to accomodate the weekly caucus lunches.
12:31 p.m. Senator Murray spoke about health care.
12:04 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke about health care.
11:59 a.m. Senator Cotton spoke about Carol Richardson’s recent criminal activity after being granted clemency.
11:58 a.m. Senator Cotton asked u.c that when the Senate recesses for lunches that the time count post cloture.
11:57 a.m. The Senate invoked cloture on Mandelker nomination 94-5.
Senators voting against: Booker, Gillibrand, Harris, Sanders and Warren. Senator Graham did not vote.
11:31 a.m. The Senate began voting on cloture on the nomination of Sigal Mandelker to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes.
11:30 a.m. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Brock Long, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 95-4. Senators voting against: Booker, Gillibrand, Schatz and Warren. Senator Graham did not vote.
11 a.m. The vote began on the Long nomination.
10:50 a.m. Senator Crapo spoke in favor of the Mandelker nomination.
10:38 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke about health care.
10:13 a.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about health care.
10:02 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about health care.
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The Senate will convene at 10:00 am. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #94, Sigal Mandelker, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes.
At 11:00am the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes on the following:
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #108, Brock Long, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #94, Sigal Mandelker, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes.
Please note, the Leader filed cloture on Executive Calendar #115, Kristine L. Svinicki, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.