Senate Session
At 5:00 p.m. ET senators began talking about climate change.
At 5:30 p.m., the Senate invoked cloture on consideration of the nomination of Carolyn McHugh to be judge in the U.S. 10th Circuit Court. Under new Senate rules, a simple majority was needed. Then the Senate passed legislation on sexual assaults in the military (S. 1917, the Victims Protection Act) authored by Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO).
By 6:30 p.m. ET the Senate had resumed speaking about climate change and was in session all night discussing the topic.
The Senate reconvened for a period of morning business with senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. At 5:00 p.m. ET senators… read more
The Senate reconvened for a period of morning business with senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each.
At 5:00 p.m. ET senators began talking about climate change.
At 5:30 p.m., the Senate invoked cloture on consideration of the nomination of Carolyn McHugh to be judge in the U.S. 10th Circuit Court. Under new Senate rules, a simple majority was needed. Then the Senate passed legislation on sexual assaults in the military (S. 1917, the Victims Protection Act) authored by Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO).
By 6:30 p.m. ET the Senate had resumed speaking about climate change and was in session all night discussing the topic. close
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