Pelosi: Acosta must step down.

[Celerity]

19. 9 voted to confirm (counting King)

https://thinkprogress.org/acosta-confirmed-labor-secretary-53694f7ab57/

Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Heidi Heitkamp (ND) gone
Joe Manchin (WV)
Claire McCaskill (MO) gone
Bob Menendez (NJ)
Bill Nelson (FL) gone
Jon Tester (MT)
Mark Warner (VA)
Angus King (ME) Independent


Republicans — and some Dems — stand by Acosta amid Jeffrey Epstein charges

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/08/alexander-acosta-jeffrey-epstein-1402230

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“If he made a mistake or a judgment call or something like that, does that affect the way he’s doing his job now? I’m going to basically judge him on what job he’s doing and how he’s doing it,” said Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who voted to confirm Acosta. As far as calls to resign, he said: “I’m not getting into that feeding frenzy.”

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), the chairman of the party’s campaign arm, said she would need to see an internal report from the Justice Department before she could answer whether she regrets supporting him. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said he wasn’t aware of Acosta’s involvement with Epstein and doesn’t “have any thoughts about it.”

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But among the six Democratic Caucus members and dozens of Republicans who supported Acosta’s confirmation in 2017 and are still in the Senate, there was no such call. Some said they were concerned about the new charges about Epstein and were following the case closely, but others said Acosta’s handling of the case doesn’t preclude him from doing a good job as Labor secretary.

“I’ve got concerns about every nominee that I’ve ever voted for in administration, with a couple of exceptions,” said Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). “I have to get more information on it.”

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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), who voted for Acosta, said he was “very concerned” and that the Labor secretary should have been “more forthcoming” during his confirmation hearing in 2017.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she did not understand why the victims of Epstein’s abuse were not notified of the agreement negotiated by Acosta in 2008 — as required by federal law — and she urged the Office of Professional Responsibility to “immediately” look into its circumstances.

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