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

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #598 Georgia N. Alexakis to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.

[politicallefty]

I don't like that we still have four circuit court vacancies without nominees (1st-ME, 4th-NC, 6th-TN, and 11th-FL). I think the TN Senators are being obstructive on purpose. Blackburn threw a fit over the other 6th Circuit seat being filled by a US Attorney that was confirmed by voice vote in 2022. I don't think anyone to the left of Roberts would be acceptable to Blackburn or Hagerty. Hopefully, Biden just works around them for the other 6th Circuit seat. We can definitely work with Collins on the ME seat. I think Democrats will likely have to work around the home state Senators for the 4th and 11th Circuit seats. If no other seats open up, Biden has the potential to hit 49 Circuit Court judges, nearly matching the Trump/McConnell machine.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

4/30: Alexakis (ND IL) passes CLOTURE 53-42:

NAYs ---42
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Romney (R-UT)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 5
Booker (D-NJ)
Kelly (D-AZ)
Lankford (R-OK)
Murray (D-WA)
Risch (R-ID)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Alexakis confirmed 54-44:

NAYs ---44
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 2
Kelly (D-AZ)
Sanders (I-VT)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #575 Clinton J. Fuchs to be United States Marshal for the District of Maryland for the term of four years.

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #606 Gary D. Grimes, Sr. to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #423 John Joseph Sullivan to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four years.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #207 Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath to be Ambassador to the Republic of Peru.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #271 Cynthia Kierscht to be Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #484 Joann M. Lockard to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #519 Cardell Kenneth Richardson, Sr. to be Inspector General, Department of State.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #485 Robert David Gioia to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #577 Laura Stone to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #580 Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir to be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #583 Jennifer M. Adams to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #584 Arthur W. Brown to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #586 Richard Mills, Jr. to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #587 Lisa Peterson to be Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #588 Richard H. Riley IV to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #589 Elizabeth Rood to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #591 Mark Toner to be Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #592 Pamela M. Tremont to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Welton (Ambassador to Timor-Leste) confirmed 52-40:

NAYs ---40
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 8
Barrasso (R-WY)
Braun (R-IN)
Cotton (R-AR)
Lankford (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sinema (I-AZ)
Tuberville (R-AL)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #579 Courtney Diesel O'Donnell to be United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, with the rank of Ambassador.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #570 Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #460 Seth Robert Aframe to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.

[Nyvin]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #460 Seth Robert Aframe to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.

Finally!

[politicallefty]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #460 Seth Robert Aframe to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.

Finally!

Good news indeed and there's even more good news. Biden recently announced a new batch of judicial nominees that includes a nominee to the 11th Circuit. On top of that, a Bush appointee on the 3rd Circuit (DE) announced his future retirement from the federal bench. If all current and impending vacancies are filled, that would be 50 circuit court judges from this President. It would also give Democratic-appointed judges nominal control of the 3rd Circuit. (As a side note, unfortunately, the nominee for the other 3rd Circuit vacancy seems to have hit some major roadblocks and may not be able to be confirmed. I think that's something that needs to be sorted out sooner rather than later.)

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #460 Seth Robert Aframe to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.

Finally!

Good news indeed and there's even more good news. Biden recently announced a new batch of judicial nominees that includes a nominee to the 11th Circuit. On top of that, a Bush appointee on the 3rd Circuit (DE) announced his future retirement from the federal bench. If all current and impending vacancies are filled, that would be 50 circuit court judges from this President. It would also give Democratic-appointed judges nominal control of the 3rd Circuit. (As a side note, unfortunately, the nominee for the other 3rd Circuit vacancy seems to have hit some major roadblocks and may not be able to be confirmed. I think that's something that needs to be sorted out sooner rather than later.)

Roadblock being Islamophobic bigotry/Muslim-baiting by both of Nevada’s Senators and Manchin’s obnoxious “I will vote against any judicial nominee who doesn’t have at least one Republican backing them” schtick.

[politicallefty]

Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #460 Seth Robert Aframe to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.

Finally!

Good news indeed and there's even more good news. Biden recently announced a new batch of judicial nominees that includes a nominee to the 11th Circuit. On top of that, a Bush appointee on the 3rd Circuit (DE) announced his future retirement from the federal bench. If all current and impending vacancies are filled, that would be 50 circuit court judges from this President. It would also give Democratic-appointed judges nominal control of the 3rd Circuit. (As a side note, unfortunately, the nominee for the other 3rd Circuit vacancy seems to have hit some major roadblocks and may not be able to be confirmed. I think that's something that needs to be sorted out sooner rather than later.)

Roadblock being Islamophobic bigotry/Muslim-baiting by both of Nevada’s Senators and Manchin’s obnoxious “I will vote against any judicial nominee who doesn’t have at least one Republican backing them” schtick.

Yeah, it's quite troubling, to say the least. I'm aware of what Joe Manchin's doing and we only have to tolerate him for another eight months. Ultimately though, we can afford to lose him. I don't know wtf is going on with the Nevada Senators. Jacky Rosen is up for reelection and that makes people do terrible things (not that I'm making excuses, of course). I have no idea what CCM is doing. Right now, the right has a majority on the 3rd Circuit because this seat has not been filled.