Biden Cabinet Confirmation Live Thread ***hearings, votes, etc.***

[wbrocks67]

Today, Haaland was confirmed 51-40 with cloture being filed for Becerra and Walsh. Also, votes have been scheduled for Guzman and Tai so it is possible that all of the cabinet-level positions (except Lander and the new OMB Director) are confirmed by the end of the week.

Republican ayes for Haaland:
Murkowski (R-AK)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Collins (R-ME)
Graham (R-SC)

Not Voting for the Haaland nomination:
Bennet (D-CO)
Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Rubio (R-FL)
Hirono (D-HI)
Marshall (R-KS)
Toomey (R-PA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Lummis (R-WY)

why were 9 of them not bothered to vote at all?

[cg41386]

Hirono is in Hawaii for a family emergency, the CO/WY delegation is probably stuck in their states due to the recent snowstorm.

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https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1372220130831269889?s=20

[Sestak]

Toomey, Portman, Murkowski! all nays on Becerra cloture. Collins an aye (and all Dems so far, inc. Manchin)

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https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1372220130831269889?s=20

Congrats to Katherine Tai! Unanimous votes like that are very rare nowadays in the Senate. It just goes to show how qualified she is.

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https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1372229912623452171?s=20

[Tender Branson]

What’s the deal with Lander (Science) ?

Dude hasn’t even received an invitation to appear before a committee since 2 full months.

Did the Senate forget about him ?

[brucejoel99]

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1372220130831269889?s=20

It's amazing to see something which they can all agree on. If only they shared the same sentiments about reality itself.

[libertpaulian]

Hawley is going to be the Gillibrand of 2024 at this rate, voting against almost all of Biden's Cabinet picks.

[Not Me, Us]

Hawley is going to be the Gillibrand of 2024 at this rate, voting against almost all of Biden's Cabinet picks.

I'm surprised he voted for any, iirc Gillibrand voted against all of Trump's nominees.

[emailking]

Hawley is going to be the Gillibrand of 2024 at this rate, voting against almost all of Biden's Cabinet picks.

I'm surprised he voted for any, iirc Gillibrand voted against all of Trump's nominees.

She voted for Shulkin.

[brucejoel99]

Hawley is going to be the Gillibrand of 2024 at this rate, voting against almost all of Biden's Cabinet picks.

I'm surprised he voted for any, iirc Gillibrand voted against all of Trump's nominees.

She voted for Shulkin.

Nikki Haley too, believe it or not.

[Calthrina950]

Hawley is going to be the Gillibrand of 2024 at this rate, voting against almost all of Biden's Cabinet picks.

I'm surprised he voted for any, iirc Gillibrand voted against all of Trump's nominees.

She voted for Shulkin.

And like Tai, Shulkin was the only one of Trump's cabinet nominees who received a unanimous confirmation.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Hawley is going to be the Gillibrand of 2024 at this rate, voting against almost all of Biden's Cabinet picks.

Hopefully his 2024 campaign goes even worse than hers.

[ꙮ]

Hawley is going to be the Gillibrand of 2024 at this rate, voting against almost all of Biden's Cabinet picks.

Hopefully his 2024 campaign goes even worse than hers.

I don’t think that’s even possible.

[AndyHogan14]

March 18
10:00am • Monaco/Gupta (Committee Vote; Judiciary)
12:00pm • Becerra (Final Vote)
1:30pm • Walsh (Cloture Vote)

March 19-22
Possible final confirmation vote for Walsh.

March 23
9:30am • Aquilino (Hearing; Armed Services)
10:00am • Power (Hearing; Foreign Relations)

March 24
10:00am • Marten (Hearing, HELP)
10:00am • Trottenberg (Committee Vote; Commerce)

March 25
10:15am • Criswell (Hearing; Homeland Security)

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CABINET-LEVEL OFFICIALS:
Confirmed
Blinken, Yellen, Austin, Garland, Haaland, Vilsack, Raimondo, Fudge, Buttigieg, Granholm, Cardona, McDonough, Mayorkas, Haines, Thomas-Greenfield, Rouse, Regan, Guzman, Tai

Awaiting Full Senate Vote
Becerra (3/18), Walsh (Cloture: 3/18 • Final: 3/19-22)

Awaiting Committee Vote
None

Awaiting Committee Hearing
None

Committee Hearings Not Yet Scheduled
Lander, New OMB Nominee

***

Today, we had the most overwhelming vote and the most narrow vote. Katherine Tai was unanimously confirmed to her new position as trade representative (98-0) while cloture was invoked for Xavier Becerra by the incredibly narrow margin of 50-49. To be honest, I am a little surprised that Becerra is getting as much pushback from Republicans as he has been getting. To me, he seems like a fairly "meh" and noncontroversial nominee. Oh well, he is still likely to be confirmed tomorrow (albeit by a narrow margin). Also today, the HELP committee sent the nomination of Vivek Murthy and Rachel Levine to the full Senate with a 16-6 and 13-9 vote respectively.

For Becerra, Collins was the only Republican "aye" vote and Hirono was not present to vote for either Becerra or Tai. Sanders was not present to vote for Tai but was an "aye" vote for Becerra.

In committee, Murkowski, Cassidy, Marshall, Collins, and Romney voted to advance the Murthy nomination while just Murkowski and Collins sided with the Democrats to advance the Levine nomination.

[Calthrina950]

March 18
10:00am • Monaco/Gupta (Committee Vote; Judiciary)
12:00pm • Becerra (Final Vote)
1:30pm • Walsh (Cloture Vote)

March 19-22
Possible final confirmation vote for Walsh.

March 23
9:30am • Aquilino (Hearing; Armed Services)
10:00am • Power (Hearing; Foreign Relations)

March 24
10:00am • Marten (Hearing, HELP)
10:00am • Trottenberg (Committee Vote; Commerce)

March 25
10:15am • Criswell (Hearing; Homeland Security)

***

CABINET-LEVEL OFFICIALS:
Confirmed
Blinken, Yellen, Austin, Garland, Haaland, Vilsack, Raimondo, Fudge, Buttigieg, Granholm, Cardona, McDonough, Mayorkas, Haines, Thomas-Greenfield, Rouse, Regan, Guzman, Tai

Awaiting Full Senate Vote
Becerra (3/18), Walsh (Cloture: 3/19 • Final: 3/19-22)

Awaiting Committee Vote
None

Awaiting Committee Hearing
None

Committee Hearings Not Yet Scheduled
Lander, New OMB Nominee

***

Today, we had the most overwhelming vote and the most narrow vote. Katherine Tai was unanimously confirmed to her new position as trade representative (98-0) while cloture was invoked for Xavier Becerra by the incredibly narrow margin of 50-49. To be honest, I am a little surprised that Becerra is getting as much pushback from Republicans as he has been getting. To me, he seems like a fairly "meh" and noncontroversial nominee. Oh well, he is still likely to be confirmed tomorrow (albeit by a narrow margin). Also today, the HELP committee sent the nomination of Vivek Murthy and Rachel Levine to the full Senate with a 16-6 and 13-9 vote respectively.

For Becerra, Collins was the only Republican "aye" vote and Hirono was not present to vote for either Becerra or Tai. Sanders was not present to vote for Tai but was an "aye" vote for Becerra.

In committee, Murkowski, Cassidy, Marshall, Collins, and Romney voted to advance the Murthy nomination while just Murkowski and Collins sided with the Democrats to advance the Levine nomination.

Republicans have taken umbrage with Becerra's views on abortion. In particular, they have highlighted his case involving the Little Sisters of the Poor over contraception requirements under the ACA, and claimed that he sued nuns-a claim which he has denied.

[AndyHogan14]

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Republicans have taken umbrage with Becerra's views on abortion. In particular, they have highlighted his case involving the Little Sisters of the Poor over contraception requirements under the ACA, and claimed that he sued nuns-a claim which he has denied.

Most of the Biden nominees have similar views on abortion (although they are not the HHS nominee) and that shouldn't be that much of a problem for Murkowski and she was still a no. Anyway, I'm still pretty surprised that Haaland got more Republican votes than Becerra is going to get tomorrow.

[Calthrina950]

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Republicans have taken umbrage with Becerra's views on abortion. In particular, they have highlighted his case involving the Little Sisters of the Poor over contraception requirements under the ACA, and claimed that he sued nuns-a claim which he has denied.

Most of the Biden nominees have similar views on abortion (although they are not the HHS nominee) and that shouldn't be that much of a problem for Murkowski and she was still a no. Anyway, I'm still pretty surprised that Haaland got more Republican votes than Becerra is going to get tomorrow.

You're right, but it has been one of the main issues they've used against him. They also object to his views and cases on issues such as gun control and climate change, to say nothing of his long-track record in Congress, and are making hay out of a meeting he had with Fidel Castro back in the late 1990s.

[brucejoel99]

Hawley is going to be the Gillibrand of 2024 at this rate, voting against almost all of Biden's Cabinet picks.

Hopefully his 2024 campaign goes even worse than hers.

I don’t think that’s even possible.

At the very least, Jay Inslee, John Hickenlooper, Eric Swalwell, Mike Gravel, Seth Moulton, & Richard Ojeda would all beg to differ, & it's arguable (though perhaps moreso for some than others) that Marianne Williamson, Tim Ryan, Michael Bennet, Bill de Blasio, John Delaney, Deval Patrick, Steve Bullock, Wayne Messam, & Joe Sestak would all do so too.

[Tender Branson]

Becerca got confirmed 50-49.

[brucejoel99]

Becerca got confirmed 50-49.

*Becerra

[Tender Branson]

That only leaves Walsh (Labour), Lander (Science and who seems to have been forgotten by the Senate) and the unnamed replacement candidate for OMB ...

[Calthrina950]

Becerca got confirmed 50-49.

*Becerra

I butchered his name myself, and had to correct a previous post twice. But at any rate, his is the narrowest confirmation for any of Biden's nominees thus far, with Collins being the only Republican to vote for him.

[brucejoel99]

Not technically the Cabinet but IT'S SPACEMAN TIME, MOTHERF**KERS:

https://twitter.com/politico/status/1372616400947314688