Senate Schedule
The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on Monday February 3rd. We expect three votes beginning at 5:30 p.m.: 1. A procedural vote in relation to the nomination of Russell Vought to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 2. Confirmation of Christopher Wright to be Secretary of Energy. 3. Cloture on the nomination of Pam Bondi to be Attorney General.

6:38 p.m. The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. Thursday, when it will resume consideration of the Ney nomination. Post-cloture time on Ney will be have expired or been yielded back at 1:30 p.m.

6:20 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

6:03 p.m. Senator Rubio spoke about the algae bloom in Florida.

5:58 p.m.  Senator Lee, who voted YEA during the roll call on the Cassidy instructions to conferees, received consent to change his vote to NAY. Thus, the final tally is 94 to 5 for passage.

5:50 p.m. Senator Cortez Masto spoke about the separation of immigrant children from their parents.

5:20 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke of the need for oversight at the Pentagon.

5:11 p.m. Senator Hirono spoke about the Supreme Court vacancy.

4:41 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke on climate change.

4:28 p.m. Senator Nelson spoke about a reservoir project south of Lake Okeechobee in southern Florida; and later paid tribute to Nathaniel Reed who worked on everglades restoration.

3:08 p.m. Senators Blumenthal, Blunt, Lankford and Gillibrand spoke about the Supreme Court vacancy.

2:54 p.m. Cloture was invoked on the Ney nomination 74-25.

Senators voting in favor: 47 Republicans, 28 Democrats, 1 Independent: King.

Senators voting against: 21 Democrats: Baldwin, Blumenthal, Booker, Brown, Casey, Cortez Masto, Duckworth, Feinstein, Gillibrand, Harris, Hirono, Leahy, Markey, Menendez, Merkley, Peters, Schatz, Schumer, Stabenow, Warren and Wyden; 3 Republicans: Lee, Paul and Sullivan; 1 Independent: Sanders.

Senators not voting: McCain.

2:27 p.m. Roll call vote began on cloture on the nomination of Paul Ney to be General Counsel for the Defense Department.

2:25 p.m. The Benczkowski nomination was confirmed 51-48, with Senator Manchin joining all Republicans present in favor.  Senator McCain did not vote.

2:00 p.m. Roll call vote began on confirmation of the Benczkowski nomination.

1:49 p.m. Senator Coons spoke against the Benczkowski nomination.

1:32 p.m. Senator Sanders spoke against the Kavanaugh nomination.

1:08 p.m. Senators Capito and Barrasso spoke in favor of the Kavanaugh nomination.

1:07 p.m The following Senators were appointed conferees on HR 5895, the minibus conference:

Republicans Shelby, Alexander Boozman Daines Lankford; Democrats: Leahy, Feinstein, Schatz and Murphy.

1:05 p.m.  The Corker-Toomey motion to instruct conferees on the minibus regarding tariffs was agreed to 88-11.

Senators voting no: Barrasso, Capito, Crapo, Enzi, Graham, Heller, Hyde-Smith, Inhofe, Perdue, Risch & Scott.

Senators not voting: McCain.

12:44 p.m. Roll call vote began on the Corker motion to instruct.

12:42 p.m. Senators Corker and Brown spoke in relation to the motion.

12:41 p.m. The Cassidy motion to instruct was agreed to 95-4.

Senators voting against: Barrasso, Enzi, Flake and Lankford.

Senators not voting: McCain.

12:02 p.m. Roll call vote began on the Cassidy motion to instruct conferees with respect to HR 5895.

12:00 p.m. The compound motion to go to conference on HR 5895 was agreed to by voice vote.

11:54 a.m. Senator Shelby spoke about appropriations.

11:48 a.m. Senator Alexander spoke about appropriations and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.

11:46 a.m. Senator Cassidy spoke about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

11:43 a.m. Senator Flake spoke about trade tariffs and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.

11:37 a.m. Senator Corker spoke about trade tariffs and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.

11:30 a.m. Senator Toomey spoke about trade tariffs and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.

11:25 a.m. Senator Perdue spoke about trade tariffs and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.

11:14 a.m. Senator Leahy spoke about the Benczkowski nomination.

11:00 a.m. Senator Tillis spoke about Pastor Andrew Brunson and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE).

10:22 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke about the Kavanaugh nomination.

10:12 a.m.  Senator Durbin spoke about the separation of immigrant children from their families.

10:06 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. He spoke about other nominations. He spoke about the economy.

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The Senate will convene at 10 a.m. and will resume post-cloture consideration of the nomination of Brian Allen Benczkowski to be an assistant attorney general.

  • At  noon, the chair will lay before the Senate the message to accompany H.R. 5895 (“Minibus I” – Energy and Water/Legislative Branch/Military Construction/VA) Appropriations).
  • The Majority Leader or his designee will be recognized to insist on the Senate amendment, agree to the request for a conference, and authorize the chair to appoint conferees (to make the compound motion to go to conference). The Senate will then vote on that compound motion to go to conference.
  • If the compound motion is agreed to, Senator Cassidy (relative to the National Flood Insurance Program) and Senator Corker (relative to tariffs) will each be recognized to offer a motion to instruct conferees. The Senate will then vote on the two motions to instruct, in the order listed.  There will be two minutes of debate between votes.
  • At 2 p.m., the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of the Benczkowski nomination.
  • Following disposition of the Benczkowski nomination, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Paul C. Ney, Jr. to be general counsel of the Department of Defense.

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