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

[beesley]

Why is Manchin saying he has "remaining questions" making people think he'll oppose Haaland? To me the clear implication is that he's teeing her up to answer those questions at her hearing tomorrow.

You're right, but everyone expects all Democrats to be on board from the beginning, given hardly anyone of significance has opposed any nominations. Also and therefore, because it's Manchin, the idea of him having issues with Haaland might be heuristically deduced.

[beesley]

Raimondo was easily confirmed 84-15. A majority of the Republican Conference, like yesterday when cloture was voted on, sided with the Democrats to confirm the new Commerce Secretary. 15 Republicans voted no and there was one not voting. Cloture vote on Rouse is happening now.

Democratic Nays (0):
None

Republican Nays (15):
Shelby (AL)
Tuberville (AL)
Cotton (AR)
Rubio (FL)
Scott (FL)
Kennedy (LA)
Hawley (MO)
Sasse (NE)
Hoeven (ND)
Cramer (ND)
Scott (SC)
Hagerty (TN)
Cruz (TX)
Barrasso (WY)
Lummis (WY)

Not Voting (1):
Blackburn (TN)

Have to say I'm surprised so few Republicans voted against.

[beesley]

UPDATED SCHEDULE:
March 9
9:00am • Monaco/Gupta (Hearing; Judiciary)
5:30pm • Fudge (Cloture Vote)
Imm. Following • Garland (Cloture Vote)

March 10
9:45am • Young (Hearing; HSGAC)
10:00am • Graves (Hearing; Commerce)
2:00pm • Gensler/Chobra (Committee Vote; Banking)
12:00pm • Fudge (Final Vote)
2:15pm • Garland (Final Vote)
Imm. Following • Regan (Cloture Vote)
TBA • Young (Committee Vote; Budget)

March 11
TBA • Regan (Final Vote)

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CABINET-LEVEL OFFICIALS:
Confirmed
Blinken, Yellen, Austin, Vilsack, Raimondo, Buttigieg, Granholm, Cardona, McDonough, Mayorkas, Haines, Thomas-Greenfield, Rouse

Awaiting Full Senate Vote
Fudge (Cloture: 3/9 • Final: 3/10), Garland (Cloture: 3/9 • Final: 3/10), Regan (Cloture: 3/10 • Final Expected: 3/11), Haaland (TBA*), Becerra (TBA), Walsh (TBA), Guzman (TBA), Tai (TBA)

Awaiting Committee Vote
None

Awaiting Committee Hearing
None

Committee Hearings Not Yet Scheduled
Lander, New OMB Nominee

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We have votes officially scheduled for Fudge, Garland, and Regan next week. Both Fudge and Garland should be in place on Wednesday and Regan by Thursday. Also, in Schumer's press conference, he mentioned that Haaland should be next meaning that it is possible that her cloture vote could take place Wednesday or Thursday with a final vote coming on Thursday or Friday.* The Senate will not be in session on Monday.

Can I just say that I really appreciate and enjoy reading your updates.

[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!

[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.