Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings **live commentary thread**

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Kan passes CLOTURE 87-9:

NAYs ---9
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Merkley (D-OR)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Udall (D-NM)
Warren (D-MA)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 4
Menendez (D-NJ)
Paul (R-KY)
Roberts (R-KS)
Tester (D-MT)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

The following nominations were confirmed by voice vote today:

Cal. #412, Peter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador of the U.S. to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

U.S. Attorneys: Cal.#373 Duncan, Jr. (East. Dist. KY); Cal. #374 Peeler (Middle Dist. GA); Cal. #375 Schroder (AK); Cal. #392 Blader (West. Dist. WI); Cal. #393 Lausch, Jr. (North. Dist. IL); Cal. #394 Overbey (East. Dist. TN); Cal. #395 Klaassen (WY); Cal. #396 Lamar (North. Dist. MS); Cal.# 440 Bash (West. Dist. TX); Cal. #441 Cox (North. Dist. TX); Cal. #442 Murray (West. Dist. NC); Cal. #459 Martin (Middle Dist. NC); Cal. #460 Nolan (VT)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

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[NewYorkExpress]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/11/12/he-has-never-tried-a-case-but-trump-wants-to-make-him-judge-for-life/?utm_term=.e77cae532347

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Any chance Murkowski, Collins or McCain vote no on this?

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Kan confirmed 90-7:

NAYs ---7
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Merkley (D-OR)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Udall (D-NM)
Warren (D-MA)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 3
Booker (D-NJ)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Menendez (D-NJ)

Bradbury passes CLOTURE 50-47:

NAYs ---47
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
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)
Markey (D-MA)
McCain (R-AZ) (!)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Paul (R-KY) (!)
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 - 3
Booker (D-NJ)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Menendez (D-NJ)

(Mr. Manchin voted AYE)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Bradbury confirmed 50-47:

NAYs ---47
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
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)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Paul (R-KY)
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)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 3
Booker (D-NJ)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Van Hollen (D-MD)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Zatezalo passes CLOTURE 52-45:

NAYs ---45
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
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)
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)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 3
Booker (D-NJ)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Van Hollen (D-MD)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Mark Esper has been confirmed to be Army Secretary, 89-6:

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

Not Voting - 5
Booker (D-NJ)
Cruz (R-TX)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Tillis (R-NC)

Zatezalo confirmed 52-46:

NAYs ---46
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
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)
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 - 2
Booker (D-NJ)
Menendez (D-NJ)

Otting passes CLOTURE 54-44:

NAYs ---44
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
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)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
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 - 2
Booker (D-NJ)
Menendez (D-NJ)

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Warren and Gillibrand voting against the Army Secretary.........just because.  LOL.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

The following nominations were considered, en bloc:
Cal. #486, Bobby L. Christine to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
Cal. #487, David J. Freed to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
The nominations were confirmed, en bloc, by Voice Vote.
 

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Otting confirmed 54-43:

NAYs ---43
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
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)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
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 - 3
Booker (D-NJ)
Franken (D-MN)
Menendez (D-NJ)

Coggins passes CLOTURE 96-1:

NAYs ---1
Hirono (D-HI)

Not Voting - 3
Booker (D-NJ)
Franken (D-MN)
Menendez (D-NJ)

Friedrich passes CLOTURE 93-4:

NAYs ---4
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Warren (D-MA)

Not Voting - 3
Booker (D-NJ)
Franken (D-MN)
Menendez (D-NJ)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Coggins confirmed 96-0:

Not Voting - 4
Booker (D-NJ)
Franken (D-MN)
McCain (R-AZ)
Menendez (D-NJ)

The Senate confirmed the following nominations by voice vote:

461 Joseph Kernan to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.

462 Guy Roberts to be Assistant Secretary of Defense.

464 Robert Wilkie to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.

478 Robert Behler to be Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense.

479 Thomas Modly to be Under Secretary of the Navy.

480 James Geurts to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

488 Robert McMahon to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

490 Shon Manasco to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.

491 Rebecca Eliza Gonzales to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho.

492 Lisa Johnson to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia.

493 Irwin Steven Goldstein to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.

494 Sean Lawler to be Chief of Protocol.

475 James Thomas Abbot to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

476 Colleen Kiko to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

477 Ernest W. Dubester to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

292 Brenda Burman, of Arizona, to be Commissioner of Reclamation.
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The Senate stands adjourned until November 27th.

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[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Warren voted yes for someone?

[Badger]

Gingrich passes CLOTURE 75-20:

That's far more bipartisan than I could have imagined.

Ambassador ships are far more traditionally political patronage jobs by both parties. They're not going to get too worked up over it when it's the long term diplomats calling the shots.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Gingrich passes CLOTURE 75-20:

That's far more bipartisan than I could have imagined.

Ambassador ships are far more traditionally political patronage jobs by both parties. They're not going to get too worked up over it when it's the long term diplomats calling the shots.

I thought there would be just a bit more anti-Newt votes just for sh**ts and giggles.  Her nomination was never really in jeopardy. 

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Friedrich confirmed 97-3:

NAYs ---3
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sanders (I-VT)
Warren (D-MA)

Katsas passes CLOTURE 52-48:

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)
Kennedy (R-LA) (LOL)
King (I-ME)
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)

(Mr. Manchin voted AYE)


Tomorrow: FINAL VOTE ON KATSAS. Afterward, nomination floor proceedings are expected to cease for the remainder of the week to allow for consideration of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

[IceSpear]

Notice the people that vote no on nearly unanimous confirmations are almost always those considering a presidential run. Clearly to fend off the "voted for Trump __% of the time" thing.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Katsas confirmed 50-48. Changes from CLOTURE VOTE were McCain and Corker going from AYE to Abstain.

[KingSweden]

Lol between Katsas, not returning a blue slip (despite being on Judiciary!) and saying he won’t vote for Talley I wonder what Kennedy is up to

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Lol between Katsas, not returning a blue slip (despite being on Judiciary!) and saying he won’t vote for Talley I wonder what Kennedy is up to

Maybe he actually has some shred of integrity?

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Kennedy stated in a recent nominee hearing that he disagrees with the notion that those in the President's Party should 1) not ask tough questions of nominees, and 2) vote AYE blindly.

[KingSweden]

Kennedy stated in a recent nominee hearing that he disagrees with the notion that those in the President's Party should 1) not ask tough questions of nominees, and 2) vote AYE blindly.

He’s right. Brett Talley in particular is an utter disgrace

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

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[Sestak]

The Senate reopened debate half an hour ago on Kirstjen Nielsen, Trump's DHS nominee. The cloture vote is expected to be held at 5:30 Eastern.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

The right place for this stuff is my long-running topic, here : https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=256220.0 Reported w/ request to merge.