The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter began a series of six roll call votes to confirm the following judicial and executive branch nominations (all need a simple majority for passage): Carolyn McHugh to be U.S. Tenth Circuit Judge, Matthew Frederick Leitman to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Judith Ellen Levy to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Laurie Michelson to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Linda Vivienne Parker to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, and Sarah Bloom Raskin to be deputy Treasury secretary.
9:30AM - 7:43PM ETSenate Session
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Briefings for March 12, 2014
- No Briefings Covered
Hearings for March 12, 2014
Today
- Hearings on C-SPAN
- 9:06AM ETSenate Armed Services CommitteeAfghanistan Assessment
- 2:39PM ETSenate Foreign Relations CommitteeUkraine Aid Bill Markup
- Other Hearings
- 9:00AM ETSenate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeFrom Poverty to Opportunity: How a Fair Minimum Wage Will Help Working Families Succeed
- 9:30AM ETSenate Judiciary CommitteeRESCHEDULED: Nominations
- 9:45AM ETSenate Rules and Administration CommitteeElection Administration: Innovation, Administrative Improvements and Cost Savings