The
Senate has reached an agreement that results in a roll call vote on
confirmation of the Muniz nomination at 2pm tomorrow. Notwithstanding Rule 22,
if applicable, at 1:00pm tomorrow, Wednesday, April 18th, the Senate
will resume consideration of Executive
Calendar #376, Carlos Muniz, of Florida, to be General Counsel, Department of
Education, with one hour of debate remaining, equally divided between Senator
Gillibrand, or her designee, and Senator Alexander, or his designee. Further,
following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate will vote on
confirmation of the nomination.
The Senate is in a period of
morning business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes
each.
At 2:15pm today, we expect a
roll call vote on the McConnell motion to proceed to S.J.Res.57, a joint
resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,
United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and
Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act".