Flake drops opposition to Trump's judges after tariff votes
Source: The Hill
BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 07/11/18 06:50 PM EDT
GOP Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) is dropping his automatic opposition to President Trump's circuit court nominees after the Senate took a symbolic shot at the president's tariff authority.
Flake, a frequent Trump critic who is retiring after this Congress, had been automatically voting no on nominees for the appeals court effectively stalling any controversial picks in an effort to leverage the chamber's narrow margin and force GOP leadership to hold a tariff vote.
Flake confirmed Wednesday that he would stop opposing the judges after the Senate voted on a symbolic measure on Trumps protectionist trade policies.
"That always the deal. Get a vote and it's dropped," he told The Hill.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/396596-flake-drops-opposition-to-trumps-judges-after-tariff-votes
Raster
(20,998 posts)saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)The new crop running on the red side are even worse, imo.
jayschool2013
(2,311 posts)Film at 11.
onecaliberal
(32,772 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,027 posts)all the strength and fortitude of an underwater flapjack
Freethinker65
(9,998 posts)markses66
(94 posts)He's a real strategic genius, that Flake.
Maybe he can make another heartfelt speech about the Republic, or tweet some strongly worded tweets. What a phony.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,494 posts)Snellius
(6,881 posts)But you're out of here anyhow, Flake.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Right Wing Rethug. Anyone who thinks for one minute he will oppose Trump,ain't going to happen.
BumRushDaShow
(128,372 posts)I watched him for years when he was in the House and participated in budget & appropriations debates... and he was always consistent at targeting "pork" (earmarks) spending. Literally was there at every instance the subject came up. But he always voted with his party. Always.
A leopard never changes its spots.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)a bit. Knowing his personal back ground,always found it amusing when someone things he will support a non Rethug ideal. He will always vote the way Temple Square tells him to do.