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The Senate stands in adjournment until 9:00am on Friday, March 22, 2013.  Following the prayer and pledge, the Senate will resume consideration of S.Con.Res.8, the budget resolution The time until 11:00am will be equally divided and controlled between Senators Murray and Sessions or their designees....

ROLL CALL VOTES -          Sessions motion to recommit (budget balance by 2023); Not Agreed To: 46-53 -          Murray #433 (Paul Ryan Budget); Not Agreed To: 40-59 -          Hatch #297 (medical device repeal); Agreed To: 79-20 -          Stabenow #432 (vouchers); Agreed To: 96-3 -         ...

9:28pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Grassley amendment #156 (reserve fund-tax reform). Not Agreed To: 45-54 This will be the last vote of the night. The next votes will occur at 11am tomorrow.

9:10pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Stabenow amendment #432 (Medicare vouchers); Agreed To: 96-3

8:52pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Hatch amendment #297 (medical device repeal) Agreed to: 79-20

8:36pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Murray amendment #433 (Paul Ryan Budget) Not Agreed to: 40-59

8:10pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Sessions motion to recommit (budget balance by 2023) Not Agreed to: 46-53

The Senate has reached an agreement that results in a series of 5 votes at 8:10pm tonight, 6 votes at 11am tomorrow, and provides for the commencement of the so-called vote-a-rama around 3pm tomorrow. All votes after the first vote tonight will be 10 minutes in duration with 2 minutes for debate...

We believe to be close to locking in an agreement that would result in a series of up to 5 roll call votes in the 8pm range tonight. When an agreement is reached and vote time is set, I will send another message. Up to 5 votes around 8pm tonight:   -          Sessions motion to recommit (budget...

At 3:45pm today, there will be up to 60 minutes of debate equally divided between Senators Klobuchar and Coats, or their designees, for a report on the economic goals and policy under section 305(b) of the Congressional Budget Act.

The Senate has resumed consideration of S.Con.Res.8, the Budget resolution. Senator Reid reiterated his intention that the Senate will be in session until we complete the Budget resolution and that could mean being in session all night Friday night or whatever it takes. Senators should plan...

The Senate stands in adjournment until 9:00am on Thursday, March 21, 2013. Following the prayer and pledge, the Senate will resume consideration of S.Con.Res.8, a concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the...

ROLL CALL VOTES 1)      Coburn amendment #69 (prohibits Urban Area Security Initiative Grants not improving homeland security); Not Agreed To: 48-51 (60 affirmative-vote threshold) 2)      Coburn amendment #93 (transfers appropriations from National Heritage Partnership Program to fund White House...

The Senate passed H.R.933, as amended, Continuing Appropriations, by a roll call vote of 73-26. At 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 20, the Senate began consideration of S.Con.Res.8, Budget Resolution, for debate only for the remainder of the day. Any time spent in quorum calls during consideration of...

4:29pm The Senate began a roll call vote on passage of H.R.933, the Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, as amended This will be the last vote of the day.

4:04pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on H.R.933, the Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, as amended Invoked: 63-36

3:42pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Mikulski-Shelby amendment #26, as modified (substitute) Agreed to: 70-29

3:21pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Toomey amendment #115, as modified (bio-fuels) (60-vote threshold) Not Agreed to: 40-59

2:49pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Coburn amendment #93 (transfer appropriations from National Heritage Partnership Program to fund White House tours, maintenance at public parks/monuments) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 45-54

2:18pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Coburn amendment #69 (UASIG-homeland security) (60-vote threshold); Not Agreed To: 48-51