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« on: December 04, 2017, 03:29:33 PM »
The Senate reopened debate half an hour ago on Kirstjen Nielsen, Trump's DHS nominee. The cloture vote is expected to be held at 5:30 Eastern.
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« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2017, 03:51:27 PM »
Lol didn't realize this thread existed.

You know, maybe it should be pinned. Especially if you combine it with judicial nominations and some other things and make it the "Senate activity megathread" or something.

Anyway, debate on this technically resumed at noon (though Schumer still spent time railing against the tax bill). Cloture vote expected at 2:30 (5:30 Eastern).
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« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2017, 05:35:18 PM »
Currently voting on cloture.
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« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2017, 05:38:46 PM »
13-7 on the initial roll call, Department of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen, of Virginia, to be Secretary.
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« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2017, 05:41:44 PM »
Now up to 14-12. Appears to be party line + Manchin.
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« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2017, 05:46:03 PM »
Donnelly becomes second Democrat to vote yes. 22-20.
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« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2017, 05:47:30 PM »
McCaskill is also a yes.
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« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2017, 05:51:01 PM »
Yeah, I thought I might have missed her. I had the audio off until the middle of the yes list.
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« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2017, 05:51:46 PM »
Carper makes it five.
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« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2017, 05:53:53 PM »
Nelson to Six, Angus to Seven. 37-26.
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« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2017, 05:57:08 PM »
Wicker takes it to 50. Cloture passes.

51-31 so far.
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« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2017, 06:00:43 PM »
54-33. I expect a total of 59-60 yes votes.
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« Reply #12 on: December 05, 2017, 06:48:22 PM »
Quote from: 🎄Dwarven Dragon🎄 on December 05, 2017, 05:38:03 PM
Nielsen confirmed 62-37:

NAYs ---37
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kaine (D-VA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Peters (D-MI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

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For votes that are within 20 of being party-line (as in, 20 or fewer Senators defect from their party), could you instead list the defectors instead of the NOs?
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« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2017, 01:02:23 PM »

Is today just going to be the cloture vote or both cloture and confo?
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« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2017, 01:16:00 PM »
Balash confirmed 61-38. Moving on to Bodine.
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« Reply #15 on: December 07, 2017, 01:22:16 PM »
Bodine confirmed by unanimous voice vote.
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« Reply #16 on: December 11, 2017, 05:18:43 PM »

Voting to begin at 5:30 ET. (This thread is okay for judicial nominees, right?)
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« Reply #17 on: December 11, 2017, 05:42:12 PM »
On the Grasz nomination cloture motion, initial votes are 12-4. Party line.
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« Reply #18 on: December 11, 2017, 06:14:25 PM »
Actual confo for Grasz stuck at 47-47. Not sure who hasn't voted. Probably more Reps than Dems though.
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« Reply #19 on: December 11, 2017, 06:28:04 PM »
Quote from: Joe Sestak 2020 on December 11, 2017, 06:14:25 PM
Actual confo for Grasz stuck at 47-47. Not sure who hasn't voted. Probably more Reps than Dems though.

And we have our first press acknowledgement.

https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/940362131437998081
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« Reply #20 on: December 11, 2017, 06:29:19 PM »
Just FYI, Grasz is one of the nominees rated "Not Qualified" by the ABA.
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« Reply #21 on: December 11, 2017, 06:31:33 PM »
Vote has now been open for one hour. Hopefully we get an update soon.
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« Reply #22 on: December 11, 2017, 06:36:59 PM »
Looks like all the votes outstanding are Republicans.
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« Reply #23 on: December 11, 2017, 06:58:07 PM »
Still stuck. Nearly an hour and a half.
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« Reply #24 on: December 11, 2017, 07:04:44 PM »

Which Democrat voted yes? I know one did, and I know Manchin voted no...
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