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

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

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, he also voted for Tai and Rousse.

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

Gupta confirmed by the same 51-49 vote.

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

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1385004611208196099?s=20

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

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1385004611208196099?s=20

And Harris already ties Al Gore for number of tie-breaking votes cast (four), although she's still well behind HW, Cheney, and Pence among recent VPs.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1385004611208196099?s=20

And Harris already ties Al Gore for number of tie-breaking votes cast (four), although she's still well behind HW, Cheney. and Pence among recent VPs.

She'll easily add two more votes to the record if no Republicans change their mind on Kahl.

[brucejoel99]

So it turns out that Lander wasn't just "forgotten," Tender. Consideration of his nomination was delayed as a result of Senators being concerned about his multiple meetings with one Jeffrey Epstein & any potential relationship therewith:

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/22/biden-top-scientist-met-jeffrey-epstein-confirmation-484159

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

So it turns out that Lander wasn't just "forgotten," Tender. Consideration of his nomination was delayed as a result of Senators being concerned about his multiple meetings with one Jeffrey Epstein & any potential relationship therewith:

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/22/biden-top-scientist-met-jeffrey-epstein-confirmation-484159

Oh wow, that's terrible. Biden should withdraw Lander's nomination.

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

So it turns out that Lander wasn't just "forgotten," Tender. Consideration of his nomination was delayed as a result of Senators being concerned about his multiple meetings with one Jeffrey Epstein & any potential relationship therewith:

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/22/biden-top-scientist-met-jeffrey-epstein-confirmation-484159

Christ.

Hopefully the conclusion that they've come to that there wasn't much to this relationship is correct.

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

Next List:

Cal. #59 Deanne Bennett Criswell to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
@DHSgov

Cal. #54 Janet Garvin McCabe to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
@EPA

Cal. #68 Colin Hackett Kahl to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
@DeptofDefense

Cal. #58 Jason Scott Miller to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget
@OMBPress

[LeBron]

Next List:

Cal. #59 Deanne Bennett Criswell to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
@DHSgov

Cal. #54 Janet Garvin McCabe to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
@EPA

Cal. #68 Colin Hackett Kahl to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
@DeptofDefense

Cal. #58 Jason Scott Miller to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget
@OMBPress

Just as a heads up, there’s no votes on Criswell next week. She was confirmed by UC earlier today:

https://twitter.com/senatepress/status/1385338175250440198?s=21

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Gupta confirmed by the same 51-49 vote.

My queen is alive.

[Calthrina950]

Gupta confirmed by the same 51-49 vote.

My queen is alive.

Why was her nomination so controversial?

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

Gupta confirmed by the same 51-49 vote.

My queen is alive.

Why was her nomination so controversial?

She is pretty left-wing on guns and the police, and previously supported decriminalization of all drugs.

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

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1386776203013591042?s=20

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

Miller passes CLOTURE 82-13:

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

Not Voting - 5
Cardin (D-MD)
Cramer (R-ND)
Murray (D-WA)
Paul (R-KY)
Rounds (R-SD)

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

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, LGC Speaker, and Former 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, LGC Speaker, and Former 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)

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

https://mobile.twitter.com/NPR/status/1387197639360499714

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

Next List:

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

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former 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

[brucejoel99]

https://mobile.twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1387873235778347011

My KING is alive!

[Progressive Pessimist]

https://mobile.twitter.com/NPR/status/1387197639360499714

Hopefully he can help somewhat with resolving the crisis at the border-probably Biden's biggest blunder so far.