pulled the legislation off. and now, we are regulated to watching the time tick away on the clocks. >> reporter: at this point the senators are in session seven hours and counting, julie? >> what have they done all day long. >> a voteramma. and look at the names. murphy to be surgeon general and car lincolman for social security commissioner. and this is getting the ball rolling on the nominees considered for file confirmation in the senate. >> and conservatives are not backing down. >> reporter: not at all. we heard from the conservatives slamming on the brakes on the senate. >> we are going to have a vote