Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings **live commentary thread**

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Carson makes it out of committee as well.  Ugh.

Unanimously even. He made it clear he was willing to work with the members of the committee on whatever issues were important to them, and had studied up on things before the hearing enough that anyone hoping he'd be embarrassed as an ignoramous was going to be disappointed.

Is Pompeo so bad? I listened to his hearing, and my impression of him wasn't negative at all...he seemed to me at least a loyal and trustworthy person( to your Nation, obviously, not to Trump)...maybe I don't know him fully?

The issue was mainly things he had said in the past about torture and surveillance.  Also some concern with the written answers he gave.

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Out of curiosity, Paul's vote against confirmation for Pompeo was the first time a Senator voted against confirmation for a Cabinet (or "Cabinet level") pick from his own party since....when?  Did any Dems vote against any Obama Cabinet choices?  Any Republicans vote against any Bush Cabinet choices?

that would be since Obama nominated Brennan for that same position.  Leahy and Merkley voted nay.

Others for Obama include Tim Geithner's confirmation: Byrd, Feingold and Harkin voted nay
11 Democrats voted against Bernanke for the Fed, Ben Nelson voted against Kagan for SC, and Byrd voted against Kind for Trade Rep.

(Sanders also voted Nay on all of these except Kagan, and against Lew and Pritzker)

https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/six_column_table/Obama_cabinet.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmations_of_Barack_Obama's_Cabinet

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lol wut this is the vote Manchin decides to be good on? but not the literal Goldman Sachs guy? lol

Ross owned the Sago Mine.

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Why did a bunch of Democrats decide they didn't like Carson anymore?  And some of them thought he's not qualified but Perry is?

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Why did a bunch of Democrats decide they didn't like Carson anymore?  And some of them thought he's not qualified but Perry is?

Carson's problems were more publicized and got more media play than Perry's, so Democratic senators who'd previously supported Carson got more pushback from their constituents.

What were these problems?

He got more votes in committee from Democrats than he did in the entire Senate. It's absurd.

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Why did a bunch of Democrats decide they didn't like Carson anymore?  And some of them thought he's not qualified but Perry is?

Carson's problems were more publicized and got more media play than Perry's, so Democratic senators who'd previously supported Carson got more pushback from their constituents.

What were these problems?

He got more votes in committee from Democrats than he did in the entire Senate. It's absurd.

     The constituents are trying to put the screws on. It's expected, if the difference is still stark.

by "constituents" do we mean fundraisers?  Or do they think a few people calling on the basis of some ThinkProgress article is representative of their swing state?

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Friedman (Israel Ambassador) passes CLOTURE 52-46.

Confirmed 52-46

Manchin and Menendez Aye, Isakson and Paul not voting.