Discussion · Senate
Jon Husted Republican
“I am asking the Senate to end work for today and set our schedule for Thursday. This includes voting on a nomination and voting on whether to take up this resolution.”
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 16; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, morning business be closed, and the Senate proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the Westercamp nomination; further, notwithstanding rule XXII, the cloture motion with respect to the Westercamp nomination ripen at 11:45 a.m.; that if cloture is invoked, the Senate immediately resume legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each; that if cloture is invoked on the nomination, all postcloture time be expired and the confirmation vote be set at a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the Democratic leader no earlier than Monday, July 20; further, if Senator Wyden or his designee makes a motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 198, the Senate vote on the motion to proceed at 1:30 p.m.”
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 16; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, morning business be closed, and the Senate proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the Westercamp nomination; further, notwithstanding rule XXII, the cloture motion with respect to the Westercamp nomination ripen at 11:45 a.m.; that if cloture is invoked, the Senate immediately resume legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each; that if cloture is invoked on the nomination, all postcloture time be expired and the confirmation vote be set at a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the Democratic leader no earlier than Monday, July 20; further, if Senator Wyden or his designee makes a motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 198, the Senate vote on the motion to proceed at 1:30 p.m.