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Senate Democrats Stall Another Vote, This Time For Attorney General
« on: January 31, 2017, 07:22:08 pm »
Senate Democrats Stall Another Vote, This Time For Attorney General


by Tyler Durden
Jan 31, 2017 2:02 PM

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-01-31/senate-democrats-stall-another-vote-time-attorney-general

Having already succeeded in delaying the confirmation of Tom Price and Steven Mnuchin, when Democrats boycotted a committee vote which had a minimum quorum requirement, moments ago Senate Democrats succeeded in stalling - if only temporarily - another confirmation when they used a procedural move on Tuesday afternoon to stall committee vote, this time on Jeff Sessions' nomination to become US Attorney General amid last night's controversy in which Trump fired the acting Attorney General Sally Yates for insubordination.

The announcement came after the committee took a break to allow members to vote on the floor confirmation of Elaine Chao as Transportation Secretary. When it reconvened, Sen. Mazie Hirono told Grassley that Minority Leader Chuck Schumer intended to invoke the two-hour rule against holding committee meetings beyond the first two hours of the Senate's day, the Hill reported. As a result the Senate Judiciary Committee will reconvene at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday to vote on Sessions’s nomination, Chairman Chuck Grassley said.
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Re: Senate Democrats Stall Another Vote, This Time For Attorney General
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2017, 07:37:41 pm »
Bring back the line item veto and cancel the pork spending in districts of the Dems that participate in this stall.
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Re: Senate Democrats Stall Another Vote, This Time For Attorney General
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2017, 07:49:27 pm »



"Watch.  This is where Majority Leader McConnell's strength will disappear".
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Re: Senate Democrats Stall Another Vote, This Time For Attorney General
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2017, 07:51:18 pm »
Quote from: INVAR on January 31, 2017, 07:49:27 pm



"Watch.  This is where Majority Leader McConnell's strength will disappear".

Well in all fairness they did vote to approve his wife for Transportation Secretary...so he does kinda owe them...the Dems that is.
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Re: Senate Democrats Stall Another Vote, This Time For Attorney General
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2017, 08:46:45 pm »
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As a result the Senate Judiciary Committee will reconvene at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday to vote on Sessions’s nomination, Chairman Chuck Grassley said.

If I was the chairman of that committee, it would be reconvening at 12:01 am.
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Re: Senate Democrats Stall Another Vote, This Time For Attorney General
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2017, 08:50:44 pm »
Meanwhile, McTurtle is just sitting back letting all this BS happen freely.  He needs to grow some, since he obviously doesn't have any.  ****sheep****
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