The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #168, Jonathan Davidson, of Maryland, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Treasury. At approximately 11:00am, the Senate will vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the Davidson, Harris, and Coleman nominations. Following the cloture vote on the Coleman nomination, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. At approximately 2:20pm, the Senate will vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the Prieto and Nayak nominations. If cloture is invoked, at approximately 5:15pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Davidson nomination. The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of Executive Calendar #168, Jonathan Davidson, of Maryland, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Treasury. At approximately 11:00am, the Senate will vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the Davidson, Harris, and Coleman nominations. Following the cloture vote on the Coleman nomination, the Senate will recess until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. At approximately 2:20pm, the Senate will vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the Prieto and Nayak nominations. If cloture is invoked, at approximately 5:15pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Davidson nomination.
7:20 p.m. Leader Schumer called up S.4, the John Lewis voting acts rights bill and then filed cloture on the motion.
7:19 p.m. By a vote of 53-43, the Senate confirmed the Heytens nomination.
Republicans voting Aye: Collins, Graham, Grassley, and Murkowski
Absent: Gillibrand, Rounds, Rubio, and Tillis
6:24 p.m. Roll call vote began on confirmation of Executive Calendar #363, Toby Heytens to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
6:23 p.m. By a vote of 51-45, the Senate confirmed the Robinson nomination.
Republicans voting Aye: Collins and Murkowski
Absent: Gillibrand, Rounds, Rubio, and Tillis
5:31 p.m. Roll call vote began on confirmation of Executive Calendar #471, Beth Robinson to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
5:17 p.m. Senator Van Hollen paid tribute to staffer John Amara F. Walters who passed away recently.
4:57 p.m. Senator Blackburn spoke on inflation, vaccine mandates, and the southern border.
4:42 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke on the rise in violent crimes.
4:29 p.m. Senator Tuberville spoke on Veteran’s Day.
4:20 p.m. Senator Leahy spoke on the Robinson nomination.
4:12 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke on the F.B.I.’s involvement with local school boards.
4:00 p.m. Senators Grassley and Ernst spoke on cyber security.
3:49 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on the Heytens nomination, covid vaccines, and the Build Back Better plan.
3:41 p.m. RL McConnell spoke on inflation.
3:35 p.m. ML Schumer spoke on the Build Back Better plan, nominations, and voting.
The Senate will convene at 3:00 p.m. and following Leader remarks, will resume consideration of the nomination of Jonathan Davidson to be Deputy Under Secretary of Treasury.
At 5:30 p.m. the Senate will proced to two roll call votes:
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #471, Beth Robinson to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #363, Toby Heytens to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
Cloture has been filed on the following nominations:
- Jonathan Davidson to be Deputy Under Secretary of Treasury.
- Benjamin Harris to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
- Isobel Coleman to be a Deputy Administrator of the USAID.
- Jeffrey Prieto, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator of EPA.
- Rajesh Nayak to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.