Senate Record — Tuesday, 9/5/2023

342 pages: S3869-4210

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3:00 p.m. - The Senate convened. Prayer.

3:07 p.m. - Majority Leader Schumer spoke on the August home state work period, the economy and jobs, government funding, artificial intelligence, the Senate agenda and the nomination of Jack Lew.

3:23 p.m. - Republican Leader McConnell spoke on the August home state work period and government funding.

3:30 p.m. - Senator Durbin spoke on the August home state work period, health care and student loans.

4:21 p.m. - Senator Cornyn spoke about Crime, Semi-conductors and the budget.

4:38 p.m. - Senator Blackburn spoke about fentanyl.

4:45 p.m. - Senator Cassidy spoke on labor unions and medicines to be covered by Medicare.

5:10 p.m. - Senator Brown spoke on labor unions.

5:30 p.m. - The Senate is currently voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the Jefferson nomination.

6:28 p.m. - The Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Philip Jefferson, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 83-10. Voting against: Braun, Hawley, Lankford, Lee, Lummis, Paul, Schmitt, Scott (FL), Sullivan & Tuberville.

6:30 p.m. - Senator Schatz spoke about the fires in Hawaii.

6:45 p.m. - Majority Leader Schumer started wrap up: Adopted by Unanimous Consent: S. Res. 327, Designating August 16, 2023, as national Airborne Day

6:47 p.m. - The Senate stands adjourned until Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 10 a.m.