The Senate convened at 12:00 Noon.
By a vote of 68-29, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Scott Bessent to be Secretary of the Treasury.
Cloture Invoked, 97-0: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the nomination of Sean Duffy to be Secretary of Transportation.
The Senate will convene at 10:00am on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
At 12:00 Noon, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of Sean Duffy to be Secretary of Transportation.
Following disposition of the Duffy nomination, the Senate will recess until 2:00pm for the weekly party caucus lunches.
At 2:15pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.23 – Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act.
Leader Thune filed cloture on the following nominations:
Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Lee Zeldin, of New York, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Douglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior.
Christopher Wright, of Colorado, to be Secretary of Energy.
