Senate Advances Nomination of Merrick Garland for Attorney General, 70-29

[Donkees]

The Senate advances Pres. Biden's nomination of Merrick Garland to be AG, 70-29. His confirmation vote takes place tomorrow at 2:15pm. Other Biden nominee votes tomorrow include Rep. Marcia Fudge for HUD secretary & Michael Regan to head the EPA.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4950931/senate-advances-nomination-merrick-garland-attorney-general-70-29

[Donkees]

1. GOP No Votes:

GOP no votes:
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Cotton (R-AR)
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)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (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)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

@mkraju

[Elessar Zappa]

5. Wonder why Sasse and Toomey voted no?

[MyOwnPeace]

9. Because deep down

they're still ^&$@*&! idiots!

[JohnSJ]

13. I suspect because Schumer caught them off guard and invoked cloture after their vote-

a-rama, and johnson delay caused by the reading of the bill

I will be interested in the full vote tomorrow, which if any republicans vote for Garland

I expect a few

[niyad]

2. Do we know the status of Rep. Deb Haaland's nomination?

[tblue37]

4. Two senators put a hold on it.

[niyad]

8. Which two puke assholes?

[hatrack]

10. Daines and somebody (can't remember the second)

.

[Donkees]

11. Steve Daines and Cynthia Lummis

[tblue37]

12. Montana Sen. Steve Daines and Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis.

[Donkees]

6. Schumer takes procedural steps to advance Deb Haaland nomination, setting up a vote to overcome GOP

Schumer takes procedural steps to advance Deb Haaland nomination, setting up a vote to overcome GOP objections by Thursday. Confirmation vote likely will be on Monday. She has the votes to be confirmed @mkraju

[niyad]

7. Thank you. I was getting worried.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. K & R!

[LawDem]

14. The man's been messed with enough.

Good. Everyone endorses his character and competence, yet the GOP keeps screwing with him. Thankfully it looks like that’s finally about over.