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

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Miller confirmed 81-13:

NAYs ---13
Blackburn (R-TN)
Braun (R-IN)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Hawley (R-MO)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lee (R-UT)
Risch (R-ID)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tuberville (R-AL)

Not Voting - 6
Blunt (R-MO)
Cramer (R-ND)
Paul (R-KY)
Rounds (R-SD)
Scott (R-FL)
Shelby (R-AL)

McCabe passes CLOTURE 52-42:

NAYs ---42
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Burr (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Graham (R-SC)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Manchin (D-WV)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 6
Blunt (R-MO)
Cramer (R-ND)
Paul (R-KY)
Rounds (R-SD)
Scott (R-FL)
Shelby (R-AL)

And confirmed by the same vote.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Kahl passes CLOTURE 49-44:

NAYs ---44
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Burr (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Collins (R-ME)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
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)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 7
Blunt (R-MO)
Cramer (R-ND)
Paul (R-KY)
Rounds (R-SD)
Scott (R-FL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Whitehouse (D-RI)

Gotta love the GOP just not showing up.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Kahl confirmed 49-45:

NAYs ---45
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Burr (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Collins (R-ME)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
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)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 6
Blunt (R-MO)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cramer (R-ND)
Paul (R-KY)
Rounds (R-SD)
Shelby (R-AL)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Power passes CLOTURE 67-28:

NAYs ---28
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Rubio (R-FL)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)

Not Voting - 5
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cramer (R-ND)
Paul (R-KY)
Rounds (R-SD)
Shelby (R-AL)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Power confirmed 68-26:

NAYs ---26
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Rubio (R-FL)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)

Not Voting - 6
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cramer (R-ND)
Paul (R-KY)
Rounds (R-SD)
Shelby (R-AL)
Toomey (R-PA)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Next List:

Cal. #69 Palm to be Deputy HHS Secretary
Cal. #65 Marten to be Deputy Education Secretary

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1387873154954059777?s=20
https://mobile.twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1387873235778347011
https://mobile.twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1387873283765424130
https://mobile.twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1387877067103088644

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Palm passes CLOTURE 62-35:

NAYs ---35
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 3
Heinrich (D-NM)
Murray (D-WA)
Toomey (R-PA)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Next List:

Cal. #69 Palm to be Deputy HHS Secretary
Cal. #65 Marten to be Deputy Education Secretary

Added:

Cal. #108 Stroman to be a Governor of the US Postal Service (for the rest of the year)
Cal. #109 Stroman to be a Governor of the US Postal Service  (for the next full term through 2028)
Cal. #110 McRenolyds to be a Governor of the US Postal Service
Cal. #112 Graves, Jr. to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Palm confirmed 61-37:

NAYs ---37
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 2
Heinrich (D-NM)
Leahy (D-VT)


Marten passes CLOTURE 54-44:

NAYs ---44
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
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)
Graham (R-SC)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 2
Heinrich (D-NM)
Leahy (D-VT)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Marten confirmed by the same 54-44 vote

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

This is great and all but when are the judges being confirmed? Is there a thread for that?

Maybe a couple late this month but no large numbers until at least summer. Judges have a more comprehensive vetting process and don't really take priority over key administration staff.

Trump only did 5 before the 2017 August Recess.

For Trump we just did everything on one thread generally but if people want a separate thread for judges I guess that could be arranged.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

https://mobile.twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1392529387896070158

Collins and Moran (!) joined Dems. Heinrich did not vote.

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Stroman (Cal. #108) passes CLOTURE 68-30:

 NAYs ---30
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Burr (R-NC)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Fischer (R-NE)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)

Not Voting - 2
Heinrich (D-NM)
Young (R-IN)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Stroman (Cal. #108) confirmed 69-30:

NAYs ---30
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Burr (R-NC)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Fischer (R-NE)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)

Not Voting - 1
Heinrich (D-NM)

Stroman (Cal. #109) passes CLOTURE 67-32:

NAYs ---32
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Burr (R-NC)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Fischer (R-NE)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)

Not Voting - 1
Heinrich (D-NM)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Stroman (Cal. #109) confirmed 66-32:

 NAYs ---32
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Burr (R-NC)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Fischer (R-NE)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)

Not Voting - 2
Heinrich (D-NM)
Leahy (D-VT)

McRenolyds passes CLOTURE 60-38:

 NAYs ---38
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Burr (R-NC)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Fischer (R-NE)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 2
Heinrich (D-NM)
Leahy (D-VT)

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The Cloture Motion on Graves, Jr. has been withdrawn and that nomination will have only a final confirmation vote tomorrow.

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[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

McRenolyds confirmed 59-38:

NAYs ---38
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Burr (R-NC)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Fischer (R-NE)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 3
Duckworth (D-IL)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Manchin (D-WV)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1392963397768126481?s=20

Graves, Jr. confirmed 89-7:

NAYs ---7
Barrasso (R-WY)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cruz (R-TX)
Hawley (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Tuberville (R-AL)

Not Voting - 4
Heinrich (D-NM)
Lummis (R-WY)
Manchin (D-WV)
Thune (R-SD)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1394776608599314433

Collins voted Yes, Murkowski and Stabenow did not vote.

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Next week:

Cal. #117 Brooks La-Sure to be Administrator of the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services
Cal. #124 Clarke to be an Assistant Attorney General

Close votes are expected on both nominees, and depending on attendance, Harris may be needed.

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https://twitter.com/SenatePress/status/1396958399733145600

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The #Senate confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to be Administrator of @CMSGov, 55-44 with Senators Blunt, Burr, Collins, Moran & Murkowski joining Democrats/Independents in favor. Kennedy is absent today.

Clarke passes CLOTURE 51-48 with Collins in favor

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Clarke confirmed by the same 51-48 vote.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1397346368650465281?s=20
https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1397346588943605775?s=20

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

https://twitter.com/connorobrienNH/status/1397723687336484865
I remember when Trump couldn't fill this position until November 2017. It got real old seeing acting guys on the command wall. And it was the same way across the federal government, vacancies across the board.

Biden's getting the right people in the slots. Qualified professionals who are going to make positive change.

I was wondering why @senatecloakroom wasn't mentioning this, then I saw this:

https://twitter.com/connorobrienNH/status/1397758115819442176

Not sure what happened.