The Bernal nomination was confirmed by voice vote. There will be no further roll call votes during today’s sessions of the Senate. var addthis_options = “facebook,twitter,email,print,bitly,more”; var addthis_config = {“data_track_clickback”:true,”data_ga_property”:”UA-7132269-4″,”data_ga_social”:true,”data_track_addressbar”:false,”data_track_textcopy”:false};
At 4:00pm today, the Senate will execute the order with respect to the Dowdell and Bernal nominations. There will be up to 30 minutes for debate prior to votes on confirmation of the nominations. We expect a roll call vote on confirmation of the Dowdell nomination and a voice vote on confirmation of the Bernal…
Under the previous order, the motion to proceed to S.3637, TAG bill, was agreed to. Senator Reid then filled the “amendment tree” with technical amendments and filed cloture on the bill. The cloture vote is expected to occur on Thursday. For the information of senators, at 4:00pm today, the Senate will execute the order…
The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the nominations of John Dowdell and Jesus Bernal at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader. When the Senate considered the nominations, there will be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form. Following the use or…
Tonight’S.5:30pm vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.3637, a bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, will now occur at 2:15pm tomorrow, Tuesday, December 11. If cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed tomorrow, the Senate will immediately adopt the motion to proceed and the…
Senator Reid asked unanimous consent that at 1:30pm today, the Senate proceed to the consideration of S.3664, which is regarding the debt limit increases, that there be no amendments in order to the bill, there be up to 10 minutes of debate equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees, and that upon the…
During Leader remarks today, Senator McConnell asked consent that it be in order to vote on an amendment, which is the President’s debt limit extension proposal, to the Russian PNTR measure (H.R.6156). Senator Reid objected to this request. The unofficial transcript of their remarks is below. MR. McCONNELL: YESTERDAY AFTERNOON CAME TO THE…
On Thursday, December 6, 2012, at 11:45 a.m., the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the Walker and Berg nominations. There will be 15 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form. Following the disposition of H.R.6156, Russia-Moldova PNTR, (12:10pm vote) the Senate will resume Executive Session and proceed to vote…
The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the Russia-Moldova PNTR bill with no amendments in order. There will now be up to 5 hours for debate equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. Tomorrow, Thursday, December 6, at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with…
At 5pm today the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination of Executive Calendar #676, the nomination of Michael P. Shea, of Connecticut, to be US District Judge for the District of Connecticut. There will be up to 30 minutes for debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination.