Short One Vote to Defeat Betsy DeVos, Democrats Refuse to Yield Floor

[TomCADem]

Source: NY Times

WASHINGTON — Tensions over President Trump’s nominations turned into a parliamentary game of chicken on Monday, with Republican leaders vowing to keep the Senate in session, day and night, until lawmakers confirm four of his cabinet picks.

After days of grasping at procedural hurdles, Democrats held vigil against Betsy DeVos, Mr. Trump’s polarizing nominee for education secretary, and promised to spend the final 24 hours before her confirmation vote Tuesday reiterating their objections.

But as Democrats made clear they had no intention of yielding even a minute of their allotted floor time to debate Mr. Trump’s nominations — a final act of parliamentary disobedience for a minority party that lacks the votes to block a nominee on its own — Republicans stood their ground.

Daring Democrats to keep their word at the expense of several sleepless nights, Senator John Cornyn of Texas, the chamber’s No. 2 Republican, said the Senate session would not end until lawmakers confirmed four of Mr. Trump’s nominees: Ms. DeVos, Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama as attorney general, Representative Tom Price of Georgia to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, and Steven T. Mnuchin as Treasury secretary.

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[msongs]

1. one notices mccain and graham (SC) are bending over for trump nominees despite their rhetoric nt

[pangaia]

2. Eggggsactly!!!!!!!

[halobeam]

4. Always party before country for them. Their words are meaningless, even in a time like this.

Unforgivable. Wussy, spineless, greedy little men.

[dalton99a]

5. Never fails

[cstanleytech]

6. Both would sell their own mother if they thought it would be to their advantage somehow and

like most Repugnants these days they should never be trusted.

[TrollBuster9090]

8. Don't forget Little Marco, and his MIA spinal column.

[ffr]

3. Can we bring our fellow Democrats some energy bars and drinks? Love the fight for right!

Box the Rethugs into a corner for wanting their prized incompetents.

FUCK REPUBLICANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cstanleytech]

7. Thats Repugnants, there havent been any real Republicans for a few decades. nt

[still_one]

9. It was never going to happen. All his nominees will be confirmed. This election has opened the

flood gates to destroy everything from civil rights, the environment, women's rights, social security, medicare etc.

A lot of people made the worst mistakes of their lives, and everyone will be paying a terrible price for decades to come