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

[beesley]

The President has tapped Christy Abizaid for Director of National Counterterrorism Center at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Chris Inglis for National Cyber Director in the Executive Office of the President, Christine Wormuth for Secretary of the Army at the Department of Defense, Gil Cisneros for Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness at the Department of Defense, Anne Milgram for Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration at Department of Justice, Susanna Blume for Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation at the Department of Defense, Marcela Escobari for Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean at USAID, C.S. Eliot Kang for Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Non-Proliferation at the Department of State, Kenneth Polite for Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Division at the  Department of Justice , Todd Robinson for Assistant Secretary of State, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the Department of State, and Christopher Schroeder for Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice.

If confirmed by the Senate, Wormuth would be the first woman to serve as Secretary of the Army.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/12/president-biden-announces-his-intent-to-nominate-11-key-administration-leaders-on-national-security-and-law-enforcement/

Gil Cisneros!

[Malarkey Decider]

https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1381699897645219843

The Half- Breeds are rolling in their graves.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Trottenberg confirmed 82-15:

NAYs ---15
Blackburn (R-TN)
Braun (R-IN)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lee (R-UT)
Paul (R-KY)
Rubio (R-FL)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Tuberville (R-AL)

Not Voting - 3
Booker (D-NJ)
Tillis (R-NC)
Warnock (D-GA)

Sherman passes CLOTURE 55-42:

NAYs ---42
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
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)
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)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 3
Booker (D-NJ)
Tillis (R-NC)
Warnock (D-GA)

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Sherman confirmed 56-42:

NAYs ---42
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
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)
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)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 2
Rounds (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)

Gensler passes CLOTURE 53-45:

NAYs ---45
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Burr (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)
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)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Paul (R-KY)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 2
Rounds (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Gensler confirmed by the same 53-45 vote.

Mallory passes CLOTURE 53-45:

 NAYs ---45
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Burr (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)
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)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 2
Rounds (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)

Mallory confirmed by the same 53-45 vote.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1382736699957075968?s=20

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I don't really want Tender to be the only one asking this question, so: Any idea what's going on with the Lander nomination? It's Cabinet-level and the last time I checked no action whatsoever had been taken on it.

[Tender Branson]

I don't really want Tender to be the only one asking this question, so: Any idea what's going on with the Lander nomination? It's Cabinet-level and the last time I checked no action whatsoever had been taken on it.

They forgot him.

That’s all.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1382795709863362564?s=20

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Next List:

Cal. #57 Monaco to be Deputy Attorney General
Cal. #34 Gensler to a further term on the Securities and Exchange Commission

[beesley]

I don't really want Tender to be the only one asking this question, so: Any idea what's going on with the Lander nomination? It's Cabinet-level and the last time I checked no action whatsoever had been taken on it.

To be fair, even though it is cabinet level, it's less important than most of the offices currently being confirmed. I'm not 100% sure that's their reasoning, though.

[brucejoel99]

Not technically Cabinet or Cabinet-level but a relatively big name for a position you might not otherwise give a 2nd glance:

https://twitter.com/TB_Times/status/1383239754242691079

[Lief 🗽]

Not technically Cabinet or Cabinet-level but a relatively big name for a position you might not otherwise give a 2nd glance:

https://twitter.com/TB_Times/status/1383239754242691079

Imagine how many Floridians would still be alive right now if the morons in the FL Democratic Party had nominated her instead of Gillum. What could have been.

[Sir Mohamed]

Any news on Eric Lander?

[Tender Branson]

Any news on Eric Lander?

No.

[Not Me, Us]

Not technically Cabinet or Cabinet-level but a relatively big name for a position you might not otherwise give a 2nd glance:

https://twitter.com/TB_Times/status/1383239754242691079

Imagine how many Floridians would still be alive right now if the morons in the FL Democratic Party had nominated her instead of Gillum. What could have been.

She would have lost too. If a moderate like Nelson couldn't win as an incumbent, no Democrat was winning a major statewide race that year.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Monaco passes CLOTURE 94-3:

NAYs ---3
Cruz (R-TX)
Paul (R-KY)
Sullivan (R-AK)

Not Voting - 3
Heinrich (D-NM)
Lujan (D-NM)
Scott (R-SC)

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1384286916032401416?s=20
Scott (R-SC) not Voting

Schumer then filed cloture on the Nomination.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1384286916032401416?s=20
Scott (R-SC) not Voting

Schumer then filed cloture on the Nomination.

Love her. Definitely a future AG under Harris.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Gensler passes CLOTURE 54-44-1:

NAYs ---44
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Blunt (R-MO)
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)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Paul (R-KY)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Present - 1
Burr (R-NC)

Not Voting - 1
Scott (R-SC)

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Gensler confirmed 54-45-1. Scott (R-SC) showed up this time.

Monaco confirmed 98-2:

NAYs ---2
Cruz (R-TX)
Paul (R-KY)

[brucejoel99]

Ask & ye shall receive, Tender! Lander's confirmation hearing is scheduled for Apr. 29th:

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/transition-playbook/2021/04/20/bidens-last-man-standing-492536

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Gupta passes CLOTURE 51-49. Murkowski voted yes.

[President Johnson]

Gensler confirmed 54-45-1. Scott (R-SC) showed up this time.

Monaco confirmed 98-2:

NAYs ---2
Cruz (R-TX)
Paul (R-KY)

Wait, Josh Hawley voted for a Biden nominee?

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Gensler confirmed 54-45-1. Scott (R-SC) showed up this time.

Monaco confirmed 98-2:

NAYs ---2
Cruz (R-TX)
Paul (R-KY)

Wait, Josh Hawley voted for a Biden nominee?

Yeah, this isn't even the first one he's supported.