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Senate Dems will only allow two Trump nominees to be confirmed on Day One
« on: January 19, 2017, 10:48:27 pm »

Senate Dems will only allow two Trump nominees to be confirmed on Day One

‘We intend to have a full and rigorous debate on the president-elect’s remaining nominees,’ Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

By Seung Min Kim

01/19/17 12:24 PM EST

Updated 01/19/17 02:29 PM EST


Less than 24 hours before Donald Trump is formally sworn in as the 45th president, the Senate plunged into a partisan war over who'll get confirmed for his Cabinet on the first day of his presidency.

Senate Democrats are prepared to allow two of Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees to be confirmed on the first day of his presidency — but for them, that’s where the senatorial comity ends.

At the same time, Republicans are broadening their wish list of Day One nominees to other Cabinet hopefuls, including Ben Carson to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Nikki Haley to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. The battle over who will get confirmed on Friday may not be defused, aides say, until senators begin processing the nominees later Friday afternoon.

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Re: Senate Dems will only allow two Trump nominees to be confirmed on Day One
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2017, 11:14:56 am »
Duh?

Defense and State, of course. Get the two biggies up and running - in case the Dims have forgotten, there's a damned war on.
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Re: Senate Dems will only allow two Trump nominees to be confirmed on Day One
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2017, 03:33:48 pm »
It would be nice to know how the Rats are holding up these confirmations. I have yet to see an article detailing their tactics.

I know it's not likely, but I would love to see McConnell end the filibuster for everything. I know it doesn't apply to confirmations, but if the Rats are going to do this to the confirmations it's a signal they will do it to everything.
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Re: Senate Dems will only allow two Trump nominees to be confirmed on Day One
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2017, 03:42:55 pm »
Quote from: bilo on January 20, 2017, 03:33:48 pm
It would be nice to know how the Rats are holding up these confirmations. I have yet to see an article detailing their tactics.

I know it's not likely, but I would love to see McConnell end the filibuster for everything. I know it doesn't apply to confirmations, but if the Rats are going to do this to the confirmations it's a signal they will do it to everything.

Mitch is accommodating them would be my guess.
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Re: Senate Dems will only allow two Trump nominees to be confirmed on Day One
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2017, 03:46:30 pm »
I've got a 5 spot says the MSM will not spin this as 'bad old congressional gridlock'.

Any takers?
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Re: Senate Dems will only allow two Trump nominees to be confirmed on Day One
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2017, 04:31:46 pm »
The Donald don't need no steenkin' cabinet. He knows more than everyone!

If the Democrats think that's going to slow down 45, they haven't been paying attention.
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Re: Senate Dems will only allow two Trump nominees to be confirmed on Day One
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2017, 04:35:11 pm »
Quote from: skeeter on January 20, 2017, 03:46:30 pm
I've got a 5 spot says the MSM will not spin this as 'bad old congressional gridlock'.

Any takers?

Wouldn't touch that with someone else's money!
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Re: Senate Dems will only allow two Trump nominees to be confirmed on Day One
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2017, 05:46:16 pm »
Quote from: skeeter on January 20, 2017, 03:46:30 pm
I've got a 5 spot says the MSM will not spin this as 'bad old congressional gridlock'.

Any takers?

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