1:28 a.m. The Senate has adjourned until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 20th and will resume consideration of the House Message to accompany H.R. 195.
1:18 a.m. Senator Tester spoke on the shutdown and asked unanimous consent to pass H.R. 1301 and McConnell objected.
1:17 a.m. Senator Nelson spoke on the shutdown and asked unanimous consent to pass H.R. 1301 and McConnell objected.
1:15 a.m. Senator McCaskill spoke on the shutdown and asked unanimous consent to pass H.R. 1301 and McConnell objected.
1:13 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell moved to table the motion to concur with an amendment. The motion was agreed to by voice vote. McConnnell then moved to concur in the House amendment to H.R. 195 with a further amendment #1917. McConnell filed cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R. 195 with a further amendment #1917. A motion to refer the House message on H.R. 195 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back with an amendment #1918.
1:13 a.m. The motion to table the motion to refer was agreed to by a vote of 55 to 44. Democratic senators who voted YES: Donnelly, Heitkamp, Jones, Manchin, and McCaskill.
12:36 a.m. The Senate is voting on the motion to table the motion to refer.
12:32 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about the government shutdown.
12:23 a.m. Senator Schumer spoke about the government shutdown.
12:17 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about the government shutdown.
12:16 a.m. The motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R. 195 (CHIP/continuing resolution) was not agreed to by a vote of 50 to 49. Democratic senators voting YES: Donnelly, Heitkamp, Jones, Manchin, and McCaskill. Republican senators voting NO: Flake, Graham, Lee, Paul, and McConnell. Senator McCain did not vote.
10:14 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R. 195 (CHIP/ continuing resolution).
7:45 p.m. Senator Menendez spoke about DACA.
7:01 p.m. Senator McConnell secured consent for a 10 p.m. vote on cloture for the House-passed, short-term measure to continue federal spending.
6:05 p.m. Senator Casey spoke about the talks on spending issues.
5:24 p.m. Senator Daines spoke about the spending talks.
5:19 p.m. Senator Boozman spoke about the children’s health program.
4:47 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about the possible shutdown.
4:30 p.m. Senator Lankford spoke about the possible shutdown.
4:19 p.m. Senator Tillis spoke about the possible shutdown.
3:29 p.m. Senator Donnelly spoke about the opioid addiction crisis and the spending talks. 3:19 p.m. Senator Kaine spoke about the spending issue.
3:10 p.m. Senator Barrasso spoke about the spending talks and children’s health.
3 p.m. Senator Gardner spoke about children’s health and the spending talks.
2:51 p.m. Senator Tester spoke about government spending and children’s health.
2:35 p.m. Senator Sullivan spoke about Alaskan of the week, George Brown, proprietor of an Anchorage diner.
2:04 p.m. Senator Wyden spoke on a possible government shutdown.
1:25 p.m. Senator Cardin spoke on a possible government shutdown.
1:19 p.m. Senator Thune spoke about the March for life.
12:32 p.m. Senator Sanders spoke against a government shutdown.
12:20 p.m. Senator Lee spoke about the 45th annual March for Life.
12:03 p.m. Senator Markey spoke about the potential government shutdown.
11:46 a.m. Senator Van Hollen spoke about children’s health and the budget talks.
11:25 a.m. Senator Hatch spoke about the spending negotiations. He spoke about the spending bill provision on the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
11:14 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke about the federal spending measure. He spoke about the treatment of immigrants brought illegally into the U.S. by their parents.
11:13 a.m. Debate resumed on the spending measure.
11:02 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about the possibility of a government shutdown.
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The Senate will convene at 11:00 a.m. and resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R. 195, CHIP/continuing resolution through February 16.
- Majority Leader McConnell filed cloture on the motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R. 195 during Thursday’s session.
- A roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R. 195 is expected during Friday’s session.
