3:06pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General (for the purpose of Senator McConnell filing cloture).
Agreed to: 53-45
Next - Procedural votes expected:
- Motion to proceed to Legislative Session
- Motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider Thomas Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Motion to proceed to Legislative Session
- Motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury
- Motion to proceed to Legislative Session
- Motion to proceed to H.J.Res.41, SEC Resource Extraction Resolution of Disapproval