6:41 p.m. Senator Brown spoke on climate change and the green new deal.
6:35 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke on climate change.
6:23 p.m. Senator Markey spoke on climate change.
6:10 p.m. Senator Carper spoke on climate change.
6:05 p.m. The Senate agreed to the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Michael Desmond by a vote of 84-15.
5:30 p.m. The nomination of Eric Miller to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit was agreed to by a roll call vote of 53-46. Party line. Sinema absent.
The Senate immediately began voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Michael Desmond.
4:53 p.m. The Senate began voting on confirmation of Eric Miller to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
4:35 p.m. Senator Cortez Masto spoke against the Miller nomination.
4:24 p.m. Senator Blumenthal spoke against the Miller nomination.
3:58 p.m. Senator Tester spoke against the Miller nomination.
3:45 P.M. Senator Murray spoke against the Miller nomination.
3:52 p.m. Senator Udall spoke against the Miller nomination.
3:43 p.m. Senator Klobuchar spoke against the Miller nomination.
3:33 p.m. Senator Tillis spoke on border security.
3:11 p.m. Senators Murphy and Coons spoke against the Miller nomination.
2:58 p.m. Senator Cruz paid tribute to Texas fight for independence ahead of the anniversary of that event on March 2; 183 years ago.
2:48 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke against the Miller nomination.
2:16 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke on S. 311 and later on prescription drugs.
2:15 p.m The Senate returned from the recess.
12:44 p.m. The Senate recessed until 2:15 p.m.
12:20 p.m. Senator Cantwell spoke against the Miller nomination.
12:12 p.m. Senator Tim Scott spoke on the born-alive bill.
11:51 a.m. Senator Leahy spoke about the president’s emergency declaration.
10:44 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke about the abortion bill. He spoke about the recent mass shooting in Illinois.
10:40 a.m. Senator Thune spoke about the abortion bill.
10:22 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke about the House vote on the president’s emergency declaration. He spoke about income inequality. He spoke about climate change. He spoke about the president’s negotiations with North Korea.
10:02 a.m. Majority Leader McConnell spoke about yesterday’s abortion vote. He spoke about the Miller nomination. He spoke about the charges of voting fraud in a North Carolina congressional election.
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The Senate will convene at 10 a.m. and will resume post-cloture consideration of the nomination of Eric Miller to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit. (The Senate invoked cloture shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday.)
At 12:30 p.m., the Senate will recess until 2:15 p.m. for the weekly policy lunches.
Note: cloture has also been filed on the following nominations:
- Michael J. Desmond, CA, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury.
- Andrew Wheeler, VA, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
- John L. Ryder, TN, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority.