6:47 p.m. The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. Tuesday, whereupon it will reconvene and resume post-cloture consideration of the motion to proceed to the farm bill.
6:40 p.m. By voice vote, the Senate has confirmed the nomination of Frank T. Brogan of Pennsylvania to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Secondary Education. The Senate agreed to take up, at a time agreed upon by leaders, the nomination of James Blew to be an assistant education secretary.
6:39 p.m. By a vote of 89 to 3, the Senate invoked cloture on motion to proceed to the farm bill, H.R. 2. NAY votes were Heller, Lee and Menendez. NOT VOTING: Booker, Cortez Masto, Duckworth, Flake, Graham, Klobuchar, McCain, Sullivan.
6:06 p.m. HR 5895, the “minibus” appropriations bill was agreed to 86-5.
Senators voting against: Gillibrand, Lee, Markey, Paul and Warren.
Not voting: Booker, Cortez Masto, Duckworth, Flake, Graham, Isakson, Klobuchar, McCain, Sullivan.
5:30 p.m. Roll call vote began on passage of HR 5895, the appropriations bill for energy, water, legislative branch, veterans and military construction.
5:14 p.m. Senator Shelby spoke about appropriations.
5:00 p.m. Senator Leahy spoke about appropriations.
4:56 p.m. Senator Schatz spoke about appropriations.
4:40 p.m. Senator Alexander spoke about appropriations.
4:35 p.m. Senator Boozman spoke about appropriations.
4:33 p.m. Senator Daines spoke about appropriations.
4:21 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke about the Farm Bill.
4:07 p.m. Senator Nelson spoke about immigration.
3:54 p.m. Senator Schumer spoke about immigration.
3:36 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about immigration.
3:16 p.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about Medal of Honor winner Garlin Merle Connor. He spoke about the appropriations and farm bills. He spoke about the tax program.
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The Senate will convene at 3:00 pm. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.5895, Minibus Appropriations.
At 5:30 pm, the Senate will proceed to 2 roll call votes on the following:
- Passage of H.R. 5895, Minibus Appropriations, as amended
- Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.2, Farm Bill
