3:43 p.m. Senator Cantwell spoke on TikTok.
3:20 p.m. Senator Kaine spoke against the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense.
3:17 p.m. By a vote of 52-47, the Senate did not invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 6, a bill to prohibit a health care provider from failing to exercise proper care in the case of child who survives an attempted abortion.
The vote was party line with Senator Hagerty not voting.
2:38 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S. 6, a bill to prohibit a health care provider from failing to exercise proper care in the case of child who survives an attempted abortion.
1:38 p.m. Senators Ricketts, Grassley, Hyde-Smith, Cornyn, Lankford, Cassidy, Schumer, and Senator Murray spoke on S. 6.
12:56 p.m. Senator Schatz spoke against the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be Secretary of the Department of Heath and Human Services.
12:24 p.m. Senator Murphy spoke on the nomination of John Ratcliff to be director of the CIA and presidential pardons.
12:17 p.m. Senator Britt spoke on passage of the Laken Riley Act
11:49 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke against the nomination of Kash Patel to be the Director of the FBI. He later spoke on President Trump’s recent pardons.
11:42 a.m. Senator Barrasso discussed President Trump’s cabinet nominations.
11:26 a.m. Democratic Leader Schumer spoke on the Trump Administration.
11:03 a.m. Senator Grassley and Majority Leader Thune spoke on S. 6, a bill to prohibit a health care provider from failing to exercise proper care in the case of child who survives an attempted abortion.
11:00 a.m. The Senate convened.
The Senate will convene at 11:00am. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.6, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
At 2:30pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.6.
As a reminder, Senator Thune filed cloture on the following nominations:
- John Ratcliffe to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense.
- Kristi Noem to be Secretary of Homeland Security.