Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings **live commentary thread**

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Zais confirmed on a 50-48 party line vote.

Not Voting - 2
Duckworth (D-IL)
McCain (R-AZ)

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Haspel passes CLOTURE 54-44:

NAYs ---44
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Paul (R-KY)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (D-MN)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 2
McCain (R-AZ)
Young (R-IN)

Haspel confirmed 54-45:

NAYs ---45
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Flake (R-AZ)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Paul (R-KY)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (D-MN)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 1
McCain (R-AZ)

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Next nominations to be considered:

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[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

New VA nominee: Current Acting Sec. Robert Wilkie

https://twitter.com/edokeefe/status/997504442516811777

[KingSweden]

Eh probably more qualified than Jackson by far

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Baiocco passes CLOTURE 49-45:

NAYs ---45
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Hirono (D-HI)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (D-MN)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 6
Capito (R-WV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Hoeven (R-ND)
McCain (R-AZ)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Tester (D-MT)

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Noon Tomorrow: Final Vote on Baiocco

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Baiocco confirmed 50-45:

NAYs ---45
Baldwin (D-WI)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Hirono (D-HI)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Smith (D-MN)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 5
Bennet (D-CO)
Cardin (D-MD)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Gardner (R-CO)
McCain (R-AZ)

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Confirmed by Voice Vote: Exec. Cal. #840 Cheryl Lydon to be U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina

U.S. Marshals Confirmed by Voice Vote: Exec. Cal. #841 Sonya Chavez to be U.S. Marshal for the District of NM; Exec. Cal. #842 Scott Kracl to be U.S. Marshal for the District of NE; Exec. Cal. #843 J. C. Raffety to be U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of WV

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3:15 ET tomorrow:

1. Confirmation of Montgomery (Asst. HUD Sec.)
2. Cloture on McWilliams (Cal. #670)
3. Cloture on McWilliams (Cal. #672)

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Montgomery confirmed 74-23:

NAYs ---23
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Casey (D-PA)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murray (D-WA)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-NM)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 3
Duckworth (D-IL)
Flake (R-AZ)
McCain (R-AZ)

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McWilliams (Cal. #670) passes CLOTURE 72-25:

NAYs ---25
Baldwin (D-WI)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murray (D-WA)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Smith (D-MN)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-NM)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 3
Duckworth (D-IL)
Flake (R-AZ)
McCain (R-AZ)


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McWilliams (Cal. # 672) passes CLOTURE 73-23:

NAYs ---23
Baldwin (D-WI)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murray (D-WA)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (D-MN)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-NM)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 4
Duckworth (D-IL)
Flake (R-AZ)
McCain (R-AZ)
Sanders (I-VT)

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Noon Tomorrow:

1. Confirmation of McWilliams (Cal. #670)
2. Confirmation of McWilliams (Cal. #672)
3. Cloture on Evans

1:45 PM tomorrow: Final Vote on Evans

UC: At a date and time to be determined, the Senate will proceed to up to 10 hours of debate, equally divided, followed by a vote on confirmation of Exec. Cal. #603 Kenneth Marcus to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education @usedgov

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

McWilliams (Cal. #670) confirmed 69-24:

NAYs ---24
Baldwin (D-WI)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murray (D-WA)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (D-MN)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-NM)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 7
Cruz (R-TX)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Flake (R-AZ)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heller (R-NV)
McCain (R-AZ)
Rubio (R-FL)

McWilliams (Cal. #672) confirmed by voice vote.

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Evans passes CLOTURE 49-44:

NAYs ---44
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Manchin (D-WV)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Smith (D-MN)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 7
Cruz (R-TX)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Flake (R-AZ)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heller (R-NV)
McCain (R-AZ)
Rubio (R-FL)

Evans confirmed 48-43:

NAYs ---43
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Manchin (D-WV)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Smith (D-MN)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 9
Cruz (R-TX)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Flake (R-AZ)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heller (R-NV)
McCain (R-AZ)
Moran (R-KS)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sanders (I-VT)

[Sestak]

Why is Manchin voting to the left of Donnelly and Heitkamp? Does he feel safer or something?

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Why is Manchin voting to the left of Donnelly and Heitkamp? Does he feel safer or something?

It appears to be something specific to the Evans nomination. He was the only democrat to vote for the other controversial nominee confirmed this week, Baiocco.

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Confirmed by Voice Vote: Exec. Cal. #848 David Cornstein to be Ambassador of the U.S. to Hungary @StateDept

Confirmed by Voice Vote: Exec. Cal. #851 Francis Fannon to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources) @StateDept

Confirmed by VV: Cal.#852 Pedrosa to be U.S. Alternate Exec. Director of the Inter-American Development Bank; & Cal.#853 Jonathan Cohen to be Deputy Rep. of the U.S. to the @UN, with the rank & status of Ambassador, & the Deputy Rep. of the U.S. in the Security Council of the @UN

Confirmed by VV: Cal. #854 Jonathan Cohen to be Representative of the U.S. to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the @UN, during his tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the U.S. to the @UN

Confirmed by Voice Vote: Exec. Cal. #898 Erica MacDonald to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota

Confirmed by Voice Vote: Exec. Cal. #899 Scott Illing to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Confirmed by Voice Vote: Exec. Cal. #826 Rubydee Calvert to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Exec. Cal. #827 Laura Ross to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

NRC nominations confirmed by VV: Exec. Cal. #168 Annie Caputo to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Exec. Cal. #169 David Wright to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Exec. Cal. #404 Jeffery Baran to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Confirmed by Voice Vote: Exec. Cal. #865 Gregory Slavonic to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy @DeptofDefense

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The Senate stands adjourned until June 4. At that time, the next nominations to be considered are:

Exec. Cal. #542 Robert Wier to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Exec. Cal. #587 Fernando Rodriguez, Jr. to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
Exec. Cal. #625 Annemarie Axon to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
Exec. Cal. #603 Kenneth Marcus to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education

A hearing on the nomination of Robert Wilkie to be VA Secretary is also expected.

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Wier passes CLOTURE 90-1:

NAYs ---1
Hirono (D-HI)

Not Voting - 9
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Flake (R-AZ)
Heinrich (D-NM)
McCain (R-AZ)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Nelson (D-FL)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Young (R-IN)

11 AM tomorrow: Final vote on Wier and CLOTURE vote on Rodriguez.

[BBD]

Wier passes CLOTURE 90-1:

NAYs ---1
Hirono (D-HI)

Not Voting - 9
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Flake (R-AZ)
Heinrich (D-NM)
McCain (R-AZ)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Nelson (D-FL)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Young (R-IN)

11 AM tomorrow: Final vote on Wier and CLOTURE vote on Rodriguez.

Why is Hirono the only one who voted against cloture?

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Wier passes CLOTURE 90-1:

NAYs ---1
Hirono (D-HI)

Not Voting - 9
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Flake (R-AZ)
Heinrich (D-NM)
McCain (R-AZ)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Nelson (D-FL)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Young (R-IN)

11 AM tomorrow: Final vote on Wier and CLOTURE vote on Rodriguez.

Why is Hirono the only one who voted against cloture?

She has some stupid idea that casting a lone vote against CLOTURE, followed by joining everyone else in support on the final passage vote, highlights grievances related to the level of vetting done on Trump nominees.

It's almost as bad as her asking every nominee if they've committed sexual harassment - as if any nominee is going to confess their crimes live on C-SPAN 3.

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Wier confirmed 95-0:

Not Voting - 5
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Heinrich (D-NM)
McCain (R-AZ)
Menendez (D-NJ)

Rodriguez passes CLOTURE 94-1:

NAYs ---1
Hirono (D-HI)

Not Voting - 5
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Heinrich (D-NM)
McCain (R-AZ)
Menendez (D-NJ)

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Rodriguez confirmed 96-0:

Not Voting - 4
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Heinrich (D-NM)
McCain (R-AZ)

Axon passes CLOTURE 84-11:

NAYs ---11
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hirono (D-HI)
Markey (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Peters (D-MI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Warren (D-MA)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 5
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Isakson (R-GA)
McCain (R-AZ)


11 AM tomorrow: Final Vote on Axon

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Axon confirmed 83-11:

NAYs ---11
Booker (D-NJ)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hirono (D-HI)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Peters (D-MI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Warren (D-MA)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 6
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
McCain (R-AZ)

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Vote Scheduled: At 12:30 pm tomorrow, Thursday, June 7th, the Senate will vote on confirmation of Exec. Cal. #603 Kenneth Marcus to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education @usedgov

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Marcus confirmed on a party line vote of 50 to 46.

Not Voting - 4
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
McCain (R-AZ)

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Confirmed by Voice Vote: Exec. Cal. #835 Christopher Krebs to be Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs, Department of Homeland Security @DHSgov

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Confirmed by Voice Vote: PN1641 Jean Hovland to be Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, Department of Health and Human Services @HHSGov

[Attorney General & Senator Dwarven Dragon]

Robert Wilkie (VA) Hearing scheduled for June 27th: https://www.veterans.senate.gov/hearings/pending-nomination_-secretary-06272018