6:44 p.m. The Senate has adjourned until 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 28th and will resume consideration of the nomination of Neomi Rao to Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, with a vote on cloture to occur at 12:00 p.m.
During wrap-up:
- Cloture was filed on the nomination of David C. Nye to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Idaho. Will ripen on Friday, June 30th.
- S.1460, Energy Resource Policies, had its first reading.
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5:57 p.m. Senator Heitkamp spoke about health care.
5:46 p.m. Senator Kaine spoke about health care.
5:42 p.m. Senator Nelson spoke about health care.
5:37 p.m. Senator Warner spoke about health care.
5:34 p.m. Senator Carper spoke about health care.
5:30 p.m. Senator Klobuchar spoke about health care.
5:20 p.m. Senator McCaskill spoke about health care and asked unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to and pass S.1201, The Health Care Options for All Act. Senator Barrasso objected.
5:11 p.m. Senator Shaheen spoke about health care and asked unanimous consent to proceed to and pass S.1462, the Marketplace Certainty Act. Senator Barrasso objected.
5:05 p.m. Senator Heitkamp spoke about health care.
4:51 p.m. Senator Udall spoke about health care.
4:37 p.m. Senator Blumenthal spoke about health care.
3:57 p.m. Senator Inhofe spoke about women’s softball.
2:42 p.m. Senator King spoke about health care.
2:29 p.m. Senator Hassan spoke about health care.
2:18 p.m. Senator Shaheen spoke about health care.
2:08 p.m. Senator Barrasso spoke about health care.
1:07 p.m. Senators Donnelly and Peters spoke about access to health care.
12:59 p.m. Senator Schumer spoke about the delayed Republican health care bill and suggested an all Senate meeting with the President to discuss health care.
12:22 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke about health care.
12:09 p.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about continued health care discussions.
12:00 p.m. The Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of Neomi Rao to be administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB.
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The Senate will convene at noon and after leader remarks will resume consideration of the nomination of Neomi Rao to be administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.
No votes have been scheduled as yet for Wednesday.
Cloture was filed on the Rao nomination Tuesday, so a cloture vote can occur Thursday.