Craig Caplan
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@CSPAN Capitol Hill Producer. Reads Congressional Record every day. Former @RTCACapitolHill Chair. Philly fan since birth. @AmericanU. #FlyEaglesFly
Joined June 2011
Senators will vote at 2pm tomorrow on whether to officially begin debate on the Senate's first 2026 federal spending bill, funding for military construction projects and the VA for next year. Senate advanced the bill on a large bipartisan vote 91-7 with 60 votes needed earlier.
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Welch (D-VT), who voted No against advancing thr Senate’s first 2026 federal spending bill, later announced on the Senate floor that he meant to vote Yes. Final vote tally is now 91-7.
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61-35: Senate confirmed Bradley Hansell to serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. 10 Democratic Senators Baldwin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, Kelly, Reed, Rosen, Shaheen, Warner, Warnock and King-I joined all Republicans in voting Yes.
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Senate NOW voting to confirm Bradley Hansell to serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
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51-46: Senate along party lines confirmed Aaron Lukas as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, the second-highest post under DNI Tulsi Gabbard. He served as an intelligence aide to then-Acting RNI Richard Grenell in 2020 during Trump’s first term and was National
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Republicans McConnell and Mullin missed the first vote on 2026 federal spending legislation.
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90-8: Senate advanced its first 2026 federal spending bill funding for military construction projects and the VA for next year, 70 days before the government shutdown deadline. 60 votes were needed. Lee (R) joined Democrats Markey, Murphy, Padilla, Schiff, Warren, Welch &
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Lee (R-UT) voted No against advancing the Senate's first spending bill for 2026.
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Senate now has 60 votes, enough to advance its first 2026 spending bill. Vote is still open.
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5 Democrats voting No with vote still open: Markey (MA), Padilla (CA), Schiff (CA), Warren (MA) and Wyden (OR).
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Other Senate Democrats voting Yes to advance the 2026 federal spending bill include Cantwell, Cortez Masto, Gallego, Hassan, Heinrich, Klobuchar, Peters and Schatz.
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Senate Democratic leaders Schumer, Durbin and Murray all voted Yes to advance 2026 military construction-VA spending legislation.
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50-48: Senate voted to begin debate on President Trump’s nomination of his former defense attorney Emil Bove to a lifetime appointment on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Murkowski (R-AK) voted No with all Democrats. Rs McConnell and Mullin did not vote. Thune then filed
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Senate NOW holding its first vote on 2026 federal spending legislation 70 days before the government funding deadline. More specifically, Senators are voting on whether to advance the 2026 House-passed military construction projects and the VA bill. 60 votes are needed.
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Senator Mullin (R-OK) is back today at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota with his son and is not available to vote in the Senate today.
We’re back at @MayoClinic for 48 hours with my son, Andrew. Few more tests ahead. Thanks for the prayers!
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Murkowski (R-AK) voted No against the Senate beginning debate on Emil Bove's Third Circuit Court of Appeals nomination.
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Senate NOW voting to begin the process of advancing Trump’s nomination of his former defense attorney Emil Bove to a lifetime appointment on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. More specifically, lawmakers are voting on whether to allow the Senate to enter executive session so.
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