Tuesday, July 11, 2017

7:22 p.m. The Senate adjourned until noon Wednesday.

7:05 p.m. Senator Van Hollen spoke about health care.

6:42 p.m. Senator Sanders spoke about health care.

6:28 p.m . Senator Blumenthal spoke about health care.

6:26 p.m. Senator McConnell secured consent for the Senate to convene Wednesday at noon and then to resume consideration of the Nye nomination, with all post-cloture time expired. Two votes will ensue: confirmation of the Nye nomination and cloture on the nomination of William Hagerty to be ambassador to Japan. If cloture is invoked later on the Hagerty nomination, post-cloture clock will time would expire at 7 a.m. Thursday.

6:18 p.m. Senator Cantwell spoke about health care.

5:56 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke about health care.

5:32 p.m. Senator Carper spoke about health care.

5:14 p.m. Senator Cardin spoke about health care.

5:00 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about health care.

4:35 p.m. Senator Kaine spoke about health care.

4:23 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke about health care.

4:09 p.m. Senator Bennett spoke about health care.

3:53 p.m. Senator Wyden spoke about health care.

3:45 p.m. Senator Murray spoke about health care.

3:38 p.m. Senator Schumer spoke about the plane crash in Mississippi yesterday.

3:09 p.m. Senator Nelson spoke about health care.

2:47 p.m. Senator Thune spoke on nominations and health care.

2:32 p.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke on the plane crash in Mississippi yesterday.  He then went on to discuss health care and nominations.

2:21 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke on health care.

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 The Senate convened at 2:15 p.m. and resumed consideration of the nomination of David C. Nye to be a United States District Judge for the District of Idaho, post-cloture.

Cloture has been filed on the nomination of William F. Hagerty IV of Tennessee to be ambassador to Japan.

NOTE: Republican and Democratic policy luncheons will be held as usual between 12:30 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.