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

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[politicallefty]

It's good that Biden's finally getting judges confirmed. The courts are a mess right. In terms of active seats, this is what the circuit courts look like:

This is the best Biden can do based on current vacancies:

When it comes to all the talk about the so-called crazy Ninth, it's only a 16-13 Democratic-appointed majority. Trump has appointed 10 of those 13! The Eight Circuit is even worse, with a 10-1 Republican-appointed majority.

With that said, this illustrates why it was so important for Reid to go nuclear in 2013. The powerful DC Circuit Court will have a 7-4 Democratic-appointed majority once Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed. If the nuclear option hadn't been exercised then, the three Obama appointees would've gone to Trump. Biden's also set to get another nominee to the DC Circuit when Clinton-appointee David Tatel takes senior status.

[brucejoel99]

When it comes to all the talk about the so-called crazy Ninth, it's only a 16-13 Democratic-appointed majority. Trump has appointed 10 of those 13!

*Nutty! And to be fair to the nickname, that majority was 20-9 before Trump took office.

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

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Also:

Cal. #148 Fox to be an Assistant EPA Administrator
Cal. #173 Griggsby to D MD

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

Jackson confirmed 53-44:

NAYs ---44
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)
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)
Paul (R-KY)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
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 - 3
Blunt (R-MO)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)

Khan passes CLOTURE 72-25:

NAYs ---25
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
McConnell (R-KY)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)

Not Voting - 3
Blunt (R-MO)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)

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

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

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 NAYs ---28
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
McConnell (R-KY)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)

Not Voting - 3
Booker (D-NJ)
Peters (D-MI)
Rubio (R-FL)


https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1404836656658665475

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https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1404907028775067656?s=20
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Friday session looks like a possibility this week

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

Fox passes CLOTURE 55-43:

NAYs ---43
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)
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)
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)
Portman (R-OH)
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)
Young (R-IN)

Not Voting - 2
Booker (D-NJ)
Peters (D-MI)

Griggsby passes CLOTURE 57-41:

NAYs ---41
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Cassidy (R-LA)
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)
Moran (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
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
Booker (D-NJ)
Peters (D-MI)

[Lief 🗽]

Wow!
https://twitter.com/whcos/status/1405282861784080388?s=21

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

Fox confirmed by the same 55-43 vote.

Griggsby confirmed 59-39:

NAYs ---39
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Cassidy (R-LA)
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)
Moran (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Rounds (R-SD)
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)

Not Voting - 2
Booker (D-NJ)
Peters (D-MI)

Beaudreau passes CLOTURE 89-9:

NAYs ---9
Cruz (R-TX)
Hawley (R-MO)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lee (R-UT)
Paul (R-KY)
Sanders (I-VT)(!)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tuberville (R-AL)

Not Voting - 2
Booker (D-NJ)
Peters (D-MI)

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

Wow!
https://twitter.com/whcos/status/1405282861784080388?s=21

I presume the tweet is referring to the first year of the presidency only, wording not the best lol.


For comparison:

Biden: 5
Trump: 2
Obama: 0 (yes, really)
Bush: 0
Clinton: 0
Older Bush: 4

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

Beaudreau confirmed 88-9:

NAYs ---9
Cruz (R-TX)
Hawley (R-MO)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lee (R-UT)
Paul (R-KY)
Sanders (I-VT)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tuberville (R-AL)

Not Voting - 3
Booker (D-NJ)
Cramer (R-ND)
Peters (D-MI)

Tien passes CLOTURE 63-33:

NAYs ---33
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Burr (R-NC)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
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)
McConnell (R-KY)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)

Not Voting - 4
Booker (D-NJ)
Cramer (R-ND)
Moran (R-KS)
Peters (D-MI)

Tien confirmed 60-34:

NAYs ---34
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
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)
McConnell (R-KY)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-FL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)

Not Voting - 6
Booker (D-NJ)
Burr (R-NC)
Cramer (R-ND)
Moran (R-KS)
Peters (D-MI)
Thune (R-SD)

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Next List:

Cal. #149 Fonzone to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Possible: Cal. #107 Ahuja to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management

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

Next List:

Cal. #149 Fonzone to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Possible: Cal. #107 Ahuja to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management

Also:

Cal. #172 Boardman to D MD
Cal. #128 Jackson-Akiwumi to 7th Cir.

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

Fonzone passes CLOTURE 52-35:

 NAYs ---35
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Portman (R-OH)
Romney (R-UT)
Rubio (R-FL)
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)

Not Voting - 13
Booker (D-NJ)
Braun (R-IN)
Brown (D-OH)
Casey (D-PA)
Cramer (R-ND)
Daines (R-MT)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Rounds (R-SD)
Sasse (R-NE)
Young (R-IN)

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

Fonzone confirmed 55-45. Blunt, Burr, Collins, Cornyn, Murkowski voting Aye.

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1407392351690108929

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https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1407419662200098816

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https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1407483538153295872?s=20

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https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1407801508092121092?s=20

Boardman passes CLOTURE 52-48 with Collins, Graham in favor.

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

Boardman confirmed by the same 52-48 vote
Jackson-Akiwumi passes CLOTURE 53-47. Collins, Graham, Murkowski in support.

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

Jackson-Akiwumi confirmed 53-40. Same as before but with the following absences:

Not Voting - 7
Burr (R-NC)
Cramer (R-ND)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Marshall (R-KS)
Moran (R-KS)
Tuberville (R-AL)

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