SENATE CONFIRMATION: CraneHusband for Comptroller General (Final Vote)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The last time I recall it being discussed by Tack, the major hold up for the budget was legislative scoring, would it be possible to prioritize these bills to expedite the process since we are now on our second continuing resolution?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

For the record, in terms of the federal budget, there is only 1 bill left to score (admittedly a tough one, having to do with a relatively big social security overhaul)

Other than that, all bills are scored or can be "safely ignored" and then we'd just need to package everything up and introduce a budget in Congress, debating how to pay for everything. (tax increases, as long as we stick with not chaning brackets but just rates, should be a simple lineal extrapolation even if that is technically wrong).

Didn't some of your scores need to be "approve"/"verified" by GM team?  I recall you saying this at some point.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Ted and Thumb are correct in this case and while I do sympathize with the Wulfric experience concern we have a long history of struggling to fill these important positions. Crane seems qualified based on RL experience and beyond that maybe it is something of a gamble activity wise but it is not like we lose anything here by taking a chance if the alternative is no literally no one taking the position.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Yeah, this is arguably the worst job in Atlasia; only Registrar General is comparable (but Peebs has done a great job at it)

Tbh a trend I've noticed (and which predates me joining Atlasia) is the cabinet being more and more useless over time so ironically this may be the strongest cabinet position. Certainly more so than AG or SoS

Cabinet responsibilities are less tangible and thus easy to be overlooked without the game itself being dependent on them, though obviously various aspects of the government side of things are dependent on them, which is what makes it a problem.  

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So vote time?

I motion for a final vote just in case we can. Senators have 24 hours to object.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Ted? You want me to start this?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Aye

This job may not be in Baltimore jack, but I still would ask please don't take a wrong turn and keep going.