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11:15pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Johnson (WI) amendment #213; Not Agreed To: 46-53

11:08pm Vote Series: -          McCaskill #366 (federal and state credentialing) -          Johnson (WI) #213 (Social Security/Medicare); -          Brown #455 (manufacturing); -          Scott #597 (federal workers-union fees); -          Majority amendment No second degree amendments in order to...

Cardin #273 (pediatric dental) was agreed to by voice vote

10:50pm The Senate began a roll call on Lee amendment #373 (Budget point of order - deficit payments more than defense payments) Not Agreed To: 47-53

10:31pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Coats amendment #514 (mercury); Not Agreed To: 46-53

10:13pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Toomey amendment #535 (catastrophic health) Not Agreed to: 45-54

9:53pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Vitter amendment #689 (too big to fail) Agreed to: 99-0

9:31pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Paul amendment #263 (balanced budget) Not Agreed to: Not Agreed to: 18-81

9:13pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the Burr motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the Burr amendment #697 (no CPI/CPI alternative to Sanders) Not Waived: 45-54

8:52pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Thune amendment #307 (repeal estate tax) Not Agreed to: 46-53

8:25pm Vote Sequence Warner #693 (estate tax); Thune #307 (repeal estate tax); Burr # 697 (cpi alternative to Sanders) ; Sanders #198 (no cpi); Reed (RI) #482 (weatherization); Paul #263 (balanced budget); Landrieu #314 (vets); Cornyn #247 (OMB no budget/no pay); Menendez #606 (Embassy...

8:33pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Warner amendment #693 (estate tax); Agreed to: 80-19

8:10pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Isakson #138 (biennial budget); Agreed To: 68-31

Hagan amendment #278 (vets) was agreed to by voice vote. We expect the next votes to be the following: -          Warner #693 (estate tax); -          Thune #307 (repeal estate tax); -          Sanders #198 (no CPI) -          Burr #697 (CPI);

7:50pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Rubio motion to waive Budget Act with respect to Rubio amendment #292 (interstate abortions); Not Agreed To:48-51

7:31pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Alexander #515 (school choice); Not Agreed To: 39-60

The Begich amendment #341 (frankenfish) and Merkley #398 (ARPA-E) were agreed to by voice vote.

The next amendments in order are the following: -          Begich #341 (frankenfish); -          Alexander #515 (school choice); -          Merkley #398 (ARPA-E) -          Rubio #292 (interstate abortion); -          Hagan #278 (vets); -          Isakson #138 (biennial budget); -          Majority...

6:48pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Enzi-Durbin amendment #656 to Durbin #578 (Marketplace fairness); Agreed To: 75-24 The Durbin amendment #578, as amended, was agreed to by voice vote

At 6:05pm the Senate began debating the marketplace fairness amendments for up to 40 minutes. Senator Durbin called up amendment #578 and Senator Enzi called up amendment #656 to #578. If all time is used, we would resume voting around 6:45pm. However, senators should remain nearby in the event time...