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mobeau69

(11,143 posts) Tue Jul 9, 2019, 08:28 AM Jul 2019

Question: On the Nomination - Confirmation R. Alexander Acosta, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00116#position

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Question: On the Nomination - Confirmation R. Alexander Acosta, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor (Original Post) mobeau69 Jul 2019 OP

Yeah, we had some 3rd Way Dems vote Yea, watoos Jul 2019 #1

IKR mobeau69 Jul 2019 #2

watoos

(7,142 posts)

1. Yeah, we had some 3rd Way Dems vote Yea,

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 08:42 AM

Jul 2019

What upsets me is that I believe only 2 Democratic Senators brought up Acosta's sweetheart deal during the confirmation hearing, Sen. Markey and Sen. Patty Murray, kudos to them. I can't complain about the other members on the confirmation committee or I might get in trouble.

mobeau69

(11,143 posts)

2. IKR

Reply to watoos (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 10:37 AM

Jul 2019

I had 'em all listed but, after second thought, deleted the little list I made.

I'm afraid his crud was pretty pervasive across a wide swath.

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