Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings **live commentary thread**

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Billingslea confirmed 65-35:

NAYs ---35
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

The Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Kristine L. Svinivki, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has passed 89-10:

NAYs ---10
Booker (D-NJ)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Heller (R-NV) (!)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Sanders (I-VT)
Warren (D-MA)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 1
Alexander (R-TN)

FINAL VOTE on Svinivki Monday.

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Svinivki confirmed 88-9:

NAYs ---9
Booker (D-NJ)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Heller (R-NV)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Sanders (I-VT)
Warren (D-MA)

Not Voting - 3
Flake (R-AZ)
Isakson (R-GA)
Strange (R-AL)

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I doubt Booker, Gillibrand or Warren would vote yes if Trump nominated a fellow Democrat.  But they're #winning.

Each of them has voted for someone. Both Booker and Warren voted for Mattis, for instance, and Gillibrand voted for Haley. But they will vote against most nominees so that they have an extensive anti-trump record to show off in the 2020 presidential election campaign.

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Rao passes CLOTURE 59-36:

NAYs ---36
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Kaine (D-VA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 5
Durbin (D-IL)
Hirono (D-HI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Udall (D-NM)
Warner (D-VA)

The senate now stands adjourned until July 10.

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Rao confirmed 54-41:

NAYs ---41
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kaine (D-VA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 5
Murkowski (R-AK)
Portman (R-OH)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tillis (R-NC)
Udall (D-NM)

The nomination of David Nye to be a United States District Judge for the District of Idaho has passed CLOTURE 97-0:

Not Voting - 3
Murkowski (R-AK)
Portman (R-OH)
Sullivan (R-AK)


FINAL VOTE on Nye tomorrow Wednesday.

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Nye has been confirmed by a vote of 100-0. He is the first nominee since Former Obama Appointee Shulkin to receive a 100-0 Vote.

The nomination of William Francis Hagerty, IV to be Ambassador to Japan has passed CLOTURE 89-11.


NAYs ---11
Booker (D-NJ)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Merkley (D-OR)
Peters (D-MI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-NM)
Warren (D-MA)


1:45 PM Tomorrow: FINAL VOTE on Hagerty

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Hagerty confirmed 86-12:

NAYs ---12
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Merkley (D-OR)
Peters (D-MI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-NM)
Warren (D-MA)

Not Voting - 2
McCaskill (D-MO)
Moran (R-KS)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

At 5:30 p.m on July 17 the Senate will VOTE on cloture on Exec. Cal. #157, Patrick Shanahan, of WA, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

At 5:30 p.m on July 17 the Senate will VOTE on cloture on Exec. Cal. #157, Patrick Shanahan, of WA, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Shanahan has passed CLOTURE 88-6:

NAYs ---6
Booker (D-NJ)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Markey (D-MA)
Sanders (I-VT)
Warren (D-MA)

Not Voting - 6
Duckworth (D-IL)
Ernst (R-IA)
Flake (R-AZ)
Heller (R-NV)
McCain (R-AZ)
Wicker (R-MS)

12:15 PM tomorrow: FINAL VOTE on Shanahan

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Shanahan confirmed 92-7:

NAYs ---7
Booker (D-NJ)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Markey (D-MA)
Sanders (I-VT)
Warren (D-MA)

Not Voting - 1
McCain (R-AZ)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

At approximately 10:30 a.m tomorrow, the Senate will VOTE on cloture on Exec. Cal. #170, John Kenneth Bush, of KY, to be U.S Circuit Court Judge.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

At approximately 10:30 a.m tomorrow, the Senate will VOTE on cloture on Exec. Cal. #170, John Kenneth Bush, of KY, to be U.S Circuit Court Judge.

Bush passes CLOTURE 51-48:

NAYs ---48
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Manchin (D-WV)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 1
McCain (R-AZ)

FINAL VOTE on Bush tomorrow.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Red eliminated it for all nominees except SCOTUS, McConnell eliminated it for SCOTUS.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

They still have to go through the motions of having cloture votes, even if it only requires a simple majority now.

They can actually skip over it, but only through unanimous consent, which Dems have only granted for Mattis, Kelly, Shulkin, and McMahon.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Tomorrow's events:

At 12:15 p.m the Senate will VOTE on confirmation of Exec. Cal. #170, John Kenneth Bush, of KY, to be U.S Circuit Court Judge.

At 1:45 p.m the Senate will VOTE on cloture on Exec. Cal. #100, David Bernhardt, of VA, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Bush confirmed 51-47:

NAYs ---47
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Manchin (D-WV)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 2
McCain (R-AZ)
Stabenow (D-MI)

Bernhardt passes CLOTURE 56-39:

NAYs ---39
Baldwin (D-WI)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kaine (D-VA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 5
Leahy (D-VT)
McCain (R-AZ)
Moran (R-KS)
Sasse (R-NE)
Stabenow (D-MI)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

At 5:30 p.m on July 24, the Senate will VOTE on confirmation of Exec. Cal. #100, David Bernhardt, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.

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Bernhardt confirmed 53-43:


NAYs ---43
Baldwin (D-WI)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kaine (D-VA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 4
Alexander (R-TN)
Capito (R-WV)
McCain (R-AZ)
Toomey (R-PA)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

At 5:30 p.m tomorrow, the Senate will VOTE on cloture on Exec. Cal. #172, Kevin Newsom, to be U.S Circuit Court Judge.

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Newsom passes CLOTURE 68-26:


NAYs ---26
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Manchin (D-WV)
Markey (D-MA)
Murray (D-WA)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 6
Burr (R-NC)
Graham (R-SC)
McCain (R-AZ)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Peters (D-MI)

FINAL VOTE on Newsom tomorrow.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Christopher Wray confirmed as FBI Director by a 92-5 vote.

Nos: Warren, Markey, Merkley, Gillibrand, Wyden

Not Voting - 3
Burr (R-NC)
Franken (D-MN)
McCain (R-AZ)

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Newsom confirmed 66-31:

NAYs ---31
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Manchin (D-WV)
Markey (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murray (D-WA)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 3
Burr (R-NC)
Franken (D-MN)
McCain (R-AZ)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Several Nominees were confirmed by voice vote today:

Richard V. Spencer to be Navy Secretary
Matthew Donovan, as Air Force undersecretary
Ryan McCarthy, as Army undersecretary
Ellen Lord, as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics
Lucian Niemeyer, as assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations, and environment
Robert R. Hood, as assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs
Robert Daigle, as director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
Elaine McCusker, as a principal deputy undersecretary of defense, comptroller.