Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings **live commentary thread**

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Somers confirmed 52-43:

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)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hassan (D-NH)
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)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
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)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 5
Enzi (R-WY)
Fischer (R-NE)
Harris (D-CA)
Loeffler (R-GA)
Perdue (R-GA)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Timing is getting dicey (When are we going to fund the government? Aren't these people supposed to be on their break?), but McConnell has set up another list:

Cal. #895 Dietz to the Court of Federal Claims
Cal. #712 Johnson to be Inspector General, Federal Communications Commission
Cal. #904 Soskin to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation
Cal. #757 Harwell to the Tennessee Valley Authority
Cal. #758 Noland to the Tennessee Valley Authority
Cal. #836 Stones to the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Cal. #591 Anelle-Rocha to CD CA

Idk if this whole list actually gets done or not, though the last one is something of a carrot - he was recommended by CA's Dem senators.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Stones confirmed by voice vote

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Dietz passes CLOTURE 50-37:

 NAYs ---37
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
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)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
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)
Warren (D-MA)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 13
Blunt (R-MO)
Burr (R-NC)
Cruz (R-TX)
Enzi (R-WY)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Harris (D-CA)
Loeffler (R-GA)
Paul (R-KY)
Perdue (R-GA)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Rounds (R-SD)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Dietz confirmed 51-36:

 NAYs ---36
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
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)
Warren (D-MA)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 13
Blunt (R-MO)
Burr (R-NC)
Cruz (R-TX)
Enzi (R-WY)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Harris (D-CA)
Loeffler (R-GA)
Paul (R-KY)
Perdue (R-GA)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Rounds (R-SD)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Johnson FAILS 39-48 due to republican absences. McConnell is voting No due to procedural reasons only:

NAYs ---48
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)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kelly (D-AZ)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Manchin (D-WV)
Markey (D-MA)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sinema (D-AZ)
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 - 13
Blunt (R-MO)
Burr (R-NC)
Cruz (R-TX)
Enzi (R-WY)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Harris (D-CA)
Loeffler (R-GA)
Paul (R-KY)
Perdue (R-GA)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Rounds (R-SD)

Soskin FAILS by the same 39-48 vote.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Harwell passes CLOTURE 61-25:

 NAYs ---25
Baldwin (D-WI)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Markey (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murray (D-WA)
Rosen (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Smith (D-MN)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 14
Blunt (R-MO)
Burr (R-NC)
Cruz (R-TX)
Enzi (R-WY)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Harris (D-CA)
Hirono (D-HI)
Loeffler (R-GA)
Paul (R-KY)
Perdue (R-GA)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Rounds (R-SD)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Harwell confirmed 59-25:

 NAYs ---25
Baldwin (D-WI)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Markey (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Rosen (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Smith (D-MN)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 16
Alexander (R-TN)
Blunt (R-MO)
Burr (R-NC)
Cruz (R-TX)
Enzi (R-WY)
Ernst (R-IA)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Harris (D-CA)
Loeffler (R-GA)
Manchin (D-WV)
Paul (R-KY)
Perdue (R-GA)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Rounds (R-SD)

[brucejoel99]

Johnson FAILS 39-48 due to republican absences. McConnell is voting No due to procedural reasons only:

[...]

Soskin FAILS by the same 39-48 vote.

I imagine McConnell will just move to have the Senate reconsider them once everybody's back in town, but that's hilarious nonetheless.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Johnson FAILS 39-48 due to republican absences. McConnell is voting No due to procedural reasons only:

[...]

Soskin FAILS by the same 39-48 vote.

I imagine McConnell will just move to have the Senate reconsider them once everybody's back in town, but that's hilarious nonetheless.

McConnell really only has until the end of the Congress on January 3, so idk if there will be another opportunity. Everything resets between congresses (yes, that means the nominees go through committee again too) so confirming anything more than a couple nominees between Jan. 3 and Jan. 20 would be impossible barring Schumer somehow helping speed things up.

[brucejoel99]

Johnson FAILS 39-48 due to republican absences. McConnell is voting No due to procedural reasons only:

[...]

Soskin FAILS by the same 39-48 vote.

I imagine McConnell will just move to have the Senate reconsider them once everybody's back in town, but that's hilarious nonetheless.

McConnell really only has until the end of the Congress on January 3, so idk if there will be another opportunity. Everything resets between congresses (yes, that means the nominees go through committee again too) so confirming anything more than a couple nominees between Jan. 3 and Jan. 20 would be impossible barring Schumer somehow helping speed things up.

Couldn't he move to reconsider as soon as tomorrow, since everybody's supposed to be back in town for the stimulus vote (at least, that's what I saw scrolling through Twitter)?

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Johnson FAILS 39-48 due to republican absences. McConnell is voting No due to procedural reasons only:

[...]

Soskin FAILS by the same 39-48 vote.

I imagine McConnell will just move to have the Senate reconsider them once everybody's back in town, but that's hilarious nonetheless.

McConnell really only has until the end of the Congress on January 3, so idk if there will be another opportunity. Everything resets between congresses (yes, that means the nominees go through committee again too) so confirming anything more than a couple nominees between Jan. 3 and Jan. 20 would be impossible barring Schumer somehow helping speed things up.

Couldn't he move to reconsider as soon as tomorrow, since everybody's supposed to be back in town for the stimulus vote (at least, that's what I saw scrolling through Twitter)?

They move to the back of the line (so he would have to finish with Noland and Anelle-Rocha first), but yes, in theory he could. However, considering where some of these senators live (TX, IA, WY, etc.), idk if enough of them will actually come back tomorrow. It's not as if McConnell needs perfect R attendance for the stimulus vote.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Noland passes CLOTURE 84-5:

NAYs ---5
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Markey (D-MA)
Sanders (I-VT)
Warren (D-MA)

Not Voting - 11
Alexander (R-TN)
Burr (R-NC)
Cruz (R-TX)
Enzi (R-WY)
Fischer (R-NE)
Harris (D-CA)
Loeffler (R-GA)
Paul (R-KY)
Perdue (R-GA)
Risch (R-ID)
Rounds (R-SD)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Noland confirmed by the same 84-5 Vote.

Anelle-Rocha passes CLOTURE 82-7:

NAYs ---7
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hirono (D-HI)
Lee (R-UT)
Markey (D-MA)
Sanders (I-VT)
Warren (D-MA)

Not Voting - 11
Alexander (R-TN)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Burr (R-NC)
Cruz (R-TX)
Enzi (R-WY)
Fischer (R-NE)
Harris (D-CA)
Loeffler (R-GA)
Paul (R-KY)
Perdue (R-GA)
Rounds (R-SD)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Anelle-Rocha confirmed 80-8:

NAYs ---8
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Hawley (R-MO)
Lee (R-UT)
Markey (D-MA)
Paul (R-KY)
Sanders (I-VT)
Sasse (R-NE)
Warren (D-MA)

Not Voting - 12
Alexander (R-TN)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Burr (R-NC)
Cruz (R-TX)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Harris (D-CA)
Loeffler (R-GA)
Perdue (R-GA)
Rounds (R-SD)
Stabenow (D-MI)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Senate proceeds to the motion to reconsider the Soskin Nomination, 48-46:

 NAYs ---46
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)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kelly (D-AZ)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sinema (D-AZ)
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 - 6
Enzi (R-WY)
Harris (D-CA)
Loeffler (R-GA)
Manchin (D-WV)
Perdue (R-GA)
Rounds (R-SD)


Senate passes the motion to reconsider the Soskin nomination by the same 48-46 vote.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Soskin passes CLOTURE 48-44:

 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)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Jones (D-AL)
Kelly (D-AZ)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sinema (D-AZ)
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 - 8
Enzi (R-WY)
Harris (D-CA)
Kaine (D-VA)
Loeffler (R-GA)
Manchin (D-WV)
Perdue (R-GA)
Rounds (R-SD)
Sanders (I-VT)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Soskin confirmed 48-47:

 NAYs ---47
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)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hirono (D-HI)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kelly (D-AZ)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Manchin (D-WV)
Markey (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sinema (D-AZ)
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
Enzi (R-WY)
Harris (D-CA)
Loeffler (R-GA)
Perdue (R-GA)
Rounds (R-SD)

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1341273878157508608
https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1341273913943339011
https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1341273944800825344
https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1341273971782803459
https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1341274013658705920

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Barring a surprise UC on the morning of January 3, there will be no further nominations considered during the 116th Congress. Observers are reminded that at the end of a congress, all nominations pending on the floor or in any committee are considered to have been rejected, are cleared from all calendars, and are returned to the President for possible renomination.

Although not currently scheduled to do so, it is possible that the Senate will consider additional Trump nominees between January 3 and January 20.

On January 20, presuming that the Congress does indeed vote for Biden to be President, it is expected that any remaining renominations will be immediately withdrawn. At that time, the thread will be locked and a separate vote tracker thread will open for the Biden Administration.