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Budi

(15,325 posts) Thu Apr 15, 2021, 01:45 PM Apr 2021

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Yes. 49-45: Senate voted to allow for floor debate on Vanita Gupta's Associate Atty Gen nom

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Even Sen Manchin voted YES.
Vote was along Party lines.
Thanks to the unity of our Democrats 💙

On to the floor debate!!

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Yes. 49-45: Senate voted to allow for floor debate on Vanita Gupta's Associate Atty Gen nom (Original Post) Budi Apr 2021 OP

Vanita Gupta is an Asian woman of color. Hmmmm. George II Apr 2021 #1

And it looks like she's a damn good pick...nt Wounded Bear Apr 2021 #2

I want to hear the reason for a handful voting no or abstaining Budi Apr 2021 #3

I am guessing the non votes were physically absent dsc Apr 2021 #4

Fair enough for Tillis then Budi Apr 2021 #5

In a 50-50 Senate we don't have the luxury to miss votes. George II Apr 2021 #9

Gupta is very qualified and is a great attorney LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #6

Indeed. Gupta will serve the position of Associate AG so well. Budi Apr 2021 #7

K&R sheshe2 Apr 2021 #8

George II

(67,782 posts)

1. Vanita Gupta is an Asian woman of color. Hmmmm.

Reply to Budi (Original post)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 01:53 PM

Apr 2021

Wounded Bear

(58,626 posts)

2. And it looks like she's a damn good pick...nt

Reply to George II (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 01:55 PM

Apr 2021

Budi

(15,325 posts)

3. I want to hear the reason for a handful voting no or abstaining

Reply to George II (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 02:01 PM

Apr 2021

Sen Manchin lives up to his Dem creds.
Appreciate that he saw the worth of Gupta's nom rather than racial identity, or whatever personal reason the NO/Not votes had.

That's why we deserve an answer as to 'why not?"

dsc

(52,155 posts)

4. I am guessing the non votes were physically absent

Reply to Budi (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 02:03 PM

Apr 2021

not abstentions. Tillis just had surgery I have no clue about any of the rest.

Budi

(15,325 posts)

5. Fair enough for Tillis then

Reply to dsc (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 02:14 PM

Apr 2021

George II

(67,782 posts)

9. In a 50-50 Senate we don't have the luxury to miss votes.

Reply to Budi (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 03:53 PM

Apr 2021

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,063 posts)

6. Gupta is very qualified and is a great attorney

Reply to Budi (Original post)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 02:27 PM

Apr 2021

Budi

(15,325 posts)

7. Indeed. Gupta will serve the position of Associate AG so well.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 02:38 PM

Apr 2021

Very best to her & a grateful thank you too.

We clearly have the best & brightest minds on our side.

sheshe2

(83,710 posts)

8. K&R

Reply to Budi (Original post)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 03:45 PM

Apr 2021

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