The Senate debated and spoke about through the night Betsy DeVos' nomination to be for secretary of education in the Trump administration. During the vote on her confirmation, President Mike Pence presided and cast the 51st vote to break the 50-50 tie, the first time in history the vice president has had to do so on a Cabinet member confirmation. Members also voted to move forward on Senator Jeff Sessions' (R-AL) nomination for attorney general.
11:59AM - 12:52PM ETSenate Session, Part 1 2:30PM - 7:01AM ETSenate Session, Part 2 7:01AM - 7:43AM ETSenate Session, Part 3 7:43AM - 9:06PM ETSenate Session, Part 4
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Briefings for February 8, 2017
Hearings for February 8, 2017
Today
- Hearings on C-SPAN
- 10:00AM ETSenate Environment and Public Works CommitteeInfrastructure Funding and Modernization Efforts
- 2:30PM ETSenate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management SupportMilitary Readiness
- Other Hearings
- 2:30PM ETSenate Armed Services CommitteeCurrent Readiness of U.S. Forces
Statistics
2020 Year End Statistics118th Congress - Senate
Total Hours: 1199 (After 482 days)
Debate273 Hours
Quorum Calls237 Hours
Votes442 Hours
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Source: Resume of Congressional Activity (senate.gov)