4:36 p.m. The Senate adjourned and will reconvene on Monday, November 6 at 3:00 p.m. They will resume consideration of Steven Engle to be an Assistant Attorney General with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination at 5:30 p.m.
At 12:00 noon on Tuesday, November 7th, the Senate will vote on confirmation of John H. Gibson, of Texas, to be Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.
4:23 p.m. Senator McConnell filed cloture on the following nominations:
- Steven Andrew Engle to be an Assistant Attorney General.
- Peter Robb to be General Counsel of the NLRB
- William Wehrum to be an assistant Administrator of the EPA
- Derek Kan to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy
The following State Department nominations were confirmed en bloc by voice vote:
- Peter Barlerin to be Ambassador to Cameroon
- Kathleen Fitzpatrick to be Ambassador to Timor-Lee
- Michael Dodman to be Ambassador to Mauritania
- Michele Sison to be Ambassador to Haiti
- Jamie McCourt to be Ambassador to Monaco
- Richard Buchan to be Ambassador to Andorra
- Larry Andre to be Ambassador to Djibouti
- Thomas Carter to be Representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
- Nina Fite to be Ambassador to Angola
- Daniel Foote to be Ambassador to Zambia
- Kenneth Juster to be Ambassador to India
- W. Robert Kohorst to be Ambassador to Croatia
- Edward T. McMullen to be Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and to Lichtenstein
- David Dale Reimer to be Ambassador to Mauritius and Seychelles
- Erik Whitaker to be Ambassador to Niger
- Carla Sands to be Ambassador to Denmark
- Michael Evanoff to be Assistant Secretary of State
- Manisha Singh to be Assistant Secretary of State.
The Senate also confirmed the following nominations:
- Paul Dabbar, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy.
- Mark Wesley Menezes, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
- Richard Glick, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2022.
- Kevin J. McIntyre, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2018.
- Kevin J. McIntyre, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2023. (Reappointment)
- Steven E. Winberg to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy)
3:51 p.m. Senator Coons spoke about judicial nominations.
2:57 p.m. Senator Sasse spoke about the Grasz nomination.
2:18 p.m Senator Heller spoke about the Senate schedule and work the Senate needs to do including judicial vacancies and tax reform.
2:17 p.m. The Senate confirmed the Bibas nomination by a vote of 53-43. Democrat voting aye: Manchin Not voting: McCaskill, Menendez, Nelson and Warner.
1:45 p.m. The Senate began voting on the Bibas nomination.
1:30 p.m. Senator Cardin spoke about North Korea and sanctions.
1:27 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke in favor of the Bibas nomination.
1:14 p.m. Senator Van Hollen spoke against the Republican tax bill.
1:13 p.m. Senator Toomey acheived UC that all post cloture time on the Bibas nomination will expire at 1:45 p.m. today. Roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination expected at that time.
1:01 p.m. Senator Toomey spoke on the tax bill released in the House today; and then spoke in favor of the Bibas nomination.
1:00 p.m. Cloture was invoked on the Bibas nomination 54-43.
Senators voting in favor: 52 Republicans, 2 Democrats: Donnelly and Manchin.
Senators voting against: 41 Democrats, 2 Independents: King and Sanders.
Senators not voting: 3 Democrats: McCaskill, Menendez and Warner.
12:32 p.m. Senate began voting on cloture on the nomination of Stephanos Bibas to be a US Circuit Judge for the third circuit.
12:31 p.m. The Eid nomination was confirmed 56-41.
Senators voting in favor: 52 Republicans, 4 Democrats: Bennet, Donnelly, Heitkamp and Manchin.
Senators voting against: 39 Democrats, 2 Independents: King and Sanders.
Senators not voting: 3 Democrats: McCaskill, Menendez and Warner.
12:01 p.m. The Senate began voting on confirmation of Executive Calendar #432, Allison Eid, of Colorado, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
12:00 p.m. Senator Gardner spoke supporting the Eid nomination.
11:45 a.m. Senators Collins and Heinrich spoke about securing our nation’s voting equipment.
10:34 a.m. Senator Flake spoke about tax reform.
10:19 a.m. Senator Cotton spoke about tax reform.
10:08 a.m. Senator Schumer spoke about taxes.
9:47 a.m. Senator Capito spoke about taxes.
9:33 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about judicial nominations. He spoke about taxes.
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The Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. and will resume post-cloture debate on the nomination of Allison H. Eid to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. At 11:30 a.m., it will be deemed that 30 minutes of debate remain on Eid.
Thursday at 12:00 Noon – 2 roll call votes
1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #432, Allison Eid, of Colorado, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
2) Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #433, Stephanos Bibas, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.
