7:08 p.m. The Senate adjourned.
6:20 p.m. Senator Markey spoke against the resolution.
6:14 p.m. Senator Schatz spoke against the resolution.
6:04 p.m. Senator Thune secured consent for the Senate to convene at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, whereupon it will resume consideration of S.J. Res. 34, to disapprove of a proposed FCC rule. Senator Thune spoke in favor of the resolution.
5:32 p.m. Senator Nelson spoke against the resolution.
5:23 p.m. Senator Flake spoke in favor of the joint resolution.
5:21 p.m. ML McConnell called up and filed cloture on the nomination of David Friedman to be Ambassador to Israel; he then returned to legislative session and called up S.J.Res 34; a rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services”.
5:20 p.m. By a vote of 50-48, the Senate agreed to S.J.Res 83; with Senator Isakson and and Paul not voting.
4:50 p.m. Roll call vote began on H.J.Res 83.
4:33 p.m. Senator Alexander spoke about the Tennessee Valley Authority.
NOTE: At 4:50 p.m., the Senate is expected is expected to proceed to up to two votes:
- Adoption of H.J.Res.83, the OSHA Record Keeping CRA.
- Motion to proceed to S.J.Res.34, the FCC Privacy CRA. (Voice Vote Expected)
4:12 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke about climate change.
3:47 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke about the Rehab Institute of Chicago.
3:19 p.m. Senator Murphy spoke about health insurance.
2:41 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about the Gorsuch nomination.
2:08 p.m. Senator Murray spoke about the Trump administration.
1:42 p.m. Senator Blumethal spoke about the Gorsuch nomination.
1:03 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke about President Trump’s attacks on the media, religious minorities, immigrants, and public opposition.
12:48 p.m. Senator Brown spoke against the disapproval resolution, H.J.Res. 83.
12:37 p.m. Senator Nelson spoke about the opioid epidemic.
12:13 p.m. Senator Warren spoke about priorities of the GOP and the Trump administration.
11:42 a.m. Senator Gardner spoke in favor of the Gorsuch nomination.
11:03 a.m. Senator Manchin spoke about the health care bill and about opiate addiction.
10:50 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke abut the Gorsuch nominaton. He spoke about the health care law.
10:51 a.m. Senator Cassidy spoke for the resolution to disapprove of the workplace regulation.
10:32 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about efforts to change the Obama admninistration’s health care law. He spoke about the Gorsuch nomination to the Supreme Court. He spoke against certain federal regulations.
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The Senate will convene 10:30 a.m.
Senator McConnell is expected move to proceed to H.J.Res.83, a measure to disapprove of a proposed Labor Department rule on medical record-keeping by employers.
The Senate will vote on the resolution after 10 hours of debate, unless time is yielded back sooner.
