11:44 p.m. Senator Wyden spoke against the Price nomination.
11:13 p.m. Senator King explained his voting decisions on various cabinet nominations, including the DeVos nomination and the impending Price nomination.
10:48 p.m. Senator Markey spoke against the Price nomination.
10:37 p.m. Senator Rubio spoke about Venezuela.
9:41 p.m. Senator Booker spoke against the Price nomination.
9:25 p.m. Senator Blumenthal spoke against the Price nomination.
9:00 p.m. Senator Sanders spoke against the Price nomination.
7:56 p.m. Senator Warren spoke against the Price nomination.
7:45 p.m. Senator Cantwell spoke against the Price nomination.
7:22 p.m. Senator Menendez spoke against the Price nomination.
6:57 p.m. Senator Hirono spoke against the Price nomination.
6:23 p.m. Senator Schumer spoke against the Price nomination. Senator Schumer continued his remarks.
6:20 p.m. Senator Franken spoke about the Price nomination.
5:59 p.m. Senator Stabenow spoke about the Price nomination.
5:41 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke about the Price nomination.
5:31 p.m. Senator Perdue spoke in favor of the Price nomination.
5:05 p.m. S Res 57, to constitute the Majority Party’s membership on certain committee’s for the 115th Congress or until their successors are chosen, was agreed to by unanimous consent. Majority Leader McConnell updated the Senate on the schedule and said that unless post-cloture time was yielded back, the Senate can expect to vote on the Price nomination when time expires at 1:45 a.m.
4:59 p.m. Senator Cardin spoke against the Price nomination.
4:43 p.m. Senator Van Hollen spoke about the Price nomination.
4:18 p.m. Senator Carper spoke about the Affordable Care Act.
4:09 p.m. Senator Barrasso spoke supporting the Price nomination and Judge Gorsuch.
4:05 p.m. Senator Isakson spoke supporting the Price nomination.
3:55 p.m. Senator Tester spoke against the Price nomination.
3:41 p.m. Senator Carper spoke against the Price nomination.
3:27 p.m. Senator Casey spoke about Medicare and the Price nomination.
3:04 p.m. Senator Inhofe spoke about lateral trade deals.
2:48 p.m. Senator Casey spoke about health care and the Price nomination.
2:30 p.m. Senator Kaine spoke about the repeal of the Affordable Health Care Act.
2:27 p.m. Senator Shelby spoke about the confirmation of Jeff Sessions and the appointment of Senator Strange.
2:14 p.m. Senator Nelson spoke about the nomination of Congressman Price.
2:07 p.m. Senator Kaine continued speaking against the Price nomination.
2:05 p.m. Senator Hatch laid before the Senate a Certificate of Appointment for the State of Alabama and swore in Senator Luther Strange as the new Senator from Alabama replacing Senator Sessions.
1:48 p.m. Senator Kaine spoke against the Price nomination.
1:46 p.m. Senator Cotton spoke about the Price nomination.
1:37 p.m. Senator Murphy spoke about health care and the Price nomination.
1:24 p.m. Senator Warner spoke about President Trump and the nomination of Congressman Price.
1:18 p.m. Senator Sasse spoke supporting Judge Gorsuch.
1:00 p.m. Senator Baldwin spoke against the nomination of Congressman Price.
12:51 p.m. Senator Murray spoke against the nomination of Congressman Price.
12:45 p.m. Senator Shaheen spoke against the nomination of Congressman Price.
12:36 p.m. Senator Peters spoke against the nomination of Congressman Price.
12:02 p.m. Senator Hatch spoke supporting Judge Gorsuch and the nomination of Congressman Price.
11:50 a.m. Senator Cantwell spoke about the nomination of Congressman Price.
11:37 a.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about the nomination of Congressman Price.
11:35 a.m. Senator Coons spoke against the nomination of Congressman Price.
11:15 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke against the nomination of Congressman Price.
11:07 a.m. Senator Flake spoke supporting Judge Gorsuch.
10:55 a.m. Senator Brown spoke about the Price and Mnuchin nominations.
10:52 a.m. Senator Scott gave thanks for the work of the recorders of debate and other Senate employees.
10:31 a.m. Senator Hatch spoke about the president and his nominees. He spoke about his partnership with Senator Kennedy.
10:14 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer paid tribute to Senator Hatch. He criticized President Trump’s policy on immigration. He spoke about Judge Gorsuch.
10:13 a.m. The Senate went into executive session to resume debate on the Price nomination.
10:02 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell paid tribute to President Pro Tempore Hatch, who yesterday became longest-serving Republican senator in history. He spoke about the swearing-in of Alabama’s new senator, Luther Strange, and about the Price and Mnuchin nominations.
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The Senate will convene at 10 a.m.
After leader remarks, the Senate will resume post-cloture debate on the nomination of Representative Thomas Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.
At 2 p.m., Luther Strange will be sworn in as the new senator from Alabama.
If all time is used, the confirmation vote on Price will occur at about 1:45 a.m. Friday. A cloture vote could follow on the nomination of Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury.
