Late yesterday afternoon the Senate voted on cloture for Biden nominee Tommy Beaudreau....

[George II]

"On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Tommy P. Beaudreau to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior)"

The vote was 89-9. For brevity, here are the NAY votes, all others voted Yea (Booker and Peters did not vote).

By the way, both Manchin and Sinema voted Yea.

Cruz (R-TX)
Hawley (R-MO)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lee (R-UT)
Paul (R-KY)
Sanders (I-VT)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tuberville (R-AL)

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00238

[Elessar Zappa]

1. Good for Manchin and Sinema.

They aren’t totally useless.

[Budi]

2. 8 R's and an I. What was the opposing reason this time?

Tommy P. Beaudreau to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior

Why would they oppose Beaudreau?
Other than he is a Biden choice.

Anyone know?

[Budi]

3. Tommy Beaudreau's Impressive Creds. He comes well suited for the position

Great choice Pres Biden! 💙👍

Beaudreau is an Environmental Attorney

Tommy Beaudreau is a partner in the Environment, Land & Resources Department of Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Beaudreau joined the Obama Administration in June 2010 to assist in leading the Department of the Interior’s reforms following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. During his six-and-a-half years at the Interior Department, Mr. Beaudreau had broad responsibility for overseeing conventional and renewable energy policy and programs on public lands and offshore.

He served in several high-level leadership positions, including as the first Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (2011-2014), as Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (2013-2014), and as Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s Chief of Staff from 2014 to January 2017.

[thucythucy]

4. Why did Sanders vote "nay?"

He seems in this case to be keeping some strange company.