Sentences with phrase «cabinet nominees»

On one hand, we're seeing the political process unfold with cabinet nominees being appointed and executive orders being signed.

«We haven't drained the swamp, but we've been throwing lots of alligators into it who have been starved for eight years,» he said, referring to the new administration's slate of cabinet nominees, many of them with industry ties.

«No other Trump cabinet nominee garnered the level of public opposition as Betsy DeVos and no other time in our nation's history has a Vice President of the United States stepped in to cast the deciding vote on a nomination.

DeVos was among President Donald Trump's more controversial cabinet nominees in part because of her strong support for school choice alternatives, including voucher programs.

Tillerson stands out among other cabinet nominees because he acknowledges that climate change is a problem.

Many scientists are speaking out against Cabinet nominees who have expressed skepticism about well - established scientific facts in areas including global climate change and the efficacy of vaccinations.

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm one of Trump's most controversial cabinet nominees, Betsy DeVos, to be U.S. Education secretary, thanks to an historic tie - breaking vote by Vice President Mike Pence.

The minority party, with virtually no legislative power to block Trump Cabinet nominees as was illustrated this morning, is under pressure from liberal voters to do whatever they possibly can to stop Trump's nominees from being approved.

Senate Republicans pushed through a pair of President Trump's Cabinet nominees Wednesday, upending standard committee rules to circumvent a Democratic boycott.

Sharpton used the weekly Saturday gathering at the Harlem headquarters of his National Action Network to rip into an array Trump's recently announced Cabinet nominees: former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon for head of the Small Business Administration; mega-investor Wilbur Ross for Secretary of Commerce; billionaire businesswoman Betsy Devos for Secretary of Education; ex-Goldman Sachs executive Steven Mnuchin for Secretary of the Treasury.

The DOE hearing is over, after 3.5 hours, and perhaps the most surprising outcome for critics of Perry's record as Texas governor and two - time failed presidential candidate is how much he presented himself as a traditional Cabinet nominee.

in the House lines up with his fellow cabinet nominees Pompeo and Sessions.

Following a 50 — 50 vote, Vice President Mike Pence was summoned in his capacity as president of the Senate to break the tie for DeVos — a first in the Senate's 228 - year history of giving «advice and consent» to presidential cabinet nominees.

No Trump Cabinet nominee generated as fervent opposition as DeVos.

It's looking like she may be their first cabinet nominee in history to have her vote decided by the Vice President with the Senate evenly split.

But that doesn't mean the media has to treat the hoax claim as if it were somehow legitimate and applaud cabinet nominees who don't believe in an absurd conspiracy theory — especially when they still deny, confuse, or botch our well - established understanding of climate change and the threat it poses to Americans.

Activists will supposedly converge on U.S. Senate offices and demand that their senators «reject Donald Trump's reckless climate - denying cabinet nominees» particularly secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt, and Energy secretary pick Rick Perry (if you're not sure what a denier is, I just wrote about it here for The Hill).

A local law firm asked at least five Obama cabinet nominees to attend a brunch in their honor.

Our view: Full Senate should approve Mike Pompeo as secretary of state despite his hawkish outlook After more than two centuries, the list of cabinet nominees to be either rejected by the U.S. Senate or withdrawn from nomination is on the order of once...

But watchdogs say what's notable this year is the brazenness of the promises of access, like the small discussions with Cabinet nominees for big - ticket donors.

Democratic U.S. senators plan to aggressively target eight of Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees in the coming weeks and are pushing to stretch their confirmation votes into March — an unprecedented break with Senate tradition.

DeVos, a billionaire who advocates for private - school vouchers and has no professional experience in public education, has been one of President Trump's most controversial Cabinet nominees.

Robert H. Nelson, a professor of public policy focusing on public lands management at the University of Maryland and a proponent of the federal government transferring federal public lands to the states, said that what's most notable about McMorris Rodgers» nomination is that, unlike other Trump cabinet nominees, she does not appear to be a well - known activist.

Senators» offices have been flooded with thousands of calls and letters opposing the nomination of Betsy DeVos — with some Democratic offices saying the opposition to DeVos is stronger than for any other Cabinet nominee.

Companies needn't fret over the president's «one - liners» and instead focus on Trump's cabinet nominees, added JPMorgan Chase & Co. (jpm) CEO Jamie Dimon: «I think that these very rational people will be very thoughtful when they go about the actual policy.»

CBS speculated before Trump was even sworn in that Franken's profile was rising following the 2016 election for taking on the incoming president's Cabinet nominees.

Just like a thorough vetting of cabinet nominees could have foreseen the scandals that later emerged, a thorough vetting and review process for the monster tax cut legislation would have cautioned against such radical moves in the face of massive maturing supply, a trimming Fed, and a debt - strapped consumer that is seeing higher interest rates on mortgages and credit cards as a result of the spike in rates.

From the resignation of a national security adviser to the withdrawal of a cabinet nominee — not to mention the real possibility that Mike Flynn's interactions with the...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has voted against every one of Trump's Cabinet nominees, decried his bid to eliminate federal arts funding and attacked his overall agenda — and has had her best fundraising quarter ever: $ 4.4 million.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Western New York Congressman Chris Collins (R - Clarence) was criticized by Democrats in the Senate Wednesday, accusing him of being part of a questionable stock deal with a cabinet nominee.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - NY)-- Gillibrand has long been seen as potential presidential material, and her decision to vote against almost every one of Trump's Cabinet nominees has earned her renewed praise on the left.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has voted against every one of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, decried his bid to eliminate federal arts funding and attacked his overall agenda — and has had her best fundraising quarter ever.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who endeared herself to liberals by voting against the bulk of Trump's Cabinet nominees, seemingly took herself out of presidential contention in February by declaring the governor would make «a great candidate» for the party.

The junior senator from New York has earned plaudits from liberals for voting against the majority of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, but she boosted Cuomo's achievements in the Empire State during an NY1 interview aired tonight.

Since then, the governor has been critical of Mr. Trump, saying that the state has «fundamentally different philosophies than what Donald Trump laid out in his campaign,» and questioning the qualifications of some of his cabinet nominees.

Gillibrand last year was the only senator not to vote for any of Trump's cabinet nominees, although she did vote for VA Secretary David Shulkin, an Obama holdover, and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley.

The last time a Cabinet nominee was rejected was 1989.

First it started with the bad vetting process Team Obama did on several of the cabinet nominees (see Daschle and Richardson).

Also at 7 p.m., a rally is held outside Schumer's residence as part of a nationwide day of action against Trump's «climate denial» cabinet nominees, calling on the newly - minted Senate minority leader to use his powers to block confirmations, 9 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn.

During the third day of confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill, a theme emerged: Many of Trump's cabinet nominees have serious disagreements with him on policy

He signed a law passed by Congress granting a waiver allowing retired Marine Gen. James Mattis to serve as secretary of Defense, and also signed documents making his Cabinet nominees official, and proclaiming a national day of patriotism.

Two Republican senators announced they would oppose Trump's choice for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, marking the first GOP defections on a cabinet nominee, placing her confirmation in jeopardy and underscoring the warfare breaking out across Capitol Hill.

Hearings for four more of Trump's cabinet nominees are scheduled to take place today — including Secretary of State - in - waiting Rex Tillerson.

Democratic U.S. senators plan to aggressively target eight of Trump's Cabinet nominees in the coming weeks and are pushing to stretch their confirmation votes into March — an unprecedented break with Senate tradition.

President - elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced the last of his cabinet nominees.

Donald Trump's approval ratings may be at an all - time low and some of his cabinet nominees are mired in confirmation controversy, but New York Republicans are putting that all aside — at least for Inauguration Day.

He did side with President Trump on his cabinet nominees.