Sentences with phrase «in no confirmation vote»

Republicans also advanced two other cabinet nominations — Steve Mnuchin as Treasury secretary and Georgia Rep. Tom Price for secretary of Health and Human Services — suspending quorum rules that require a member of the minority party to participate in confirmation votes.

The role of FERC has never been the subject of public of political interest — and I'd argue that few people (in Congress or otherwise can actually explain what FERC does)-- so the sudden acute interest that resulted in no confirmation vote and Binz's eventual withdrawal is well worth examining.

Not exact matches

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is not expected to recommend Pompeo's confirmation in a Monday vote, which would be the first time such a vote has gone negative in the century - plus that the review process has been in place.

Yet the Senate vote followed an uneasy confirmation process for Pompeo that underscored Trump's growing difficulties in getting nominees in place for top positions.

President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State faces a challenging road to confirmation with Republicans holding only a slim majority in the Senate and Democrats who once voted for him now opposed.

Mr. SCHUMER: Madam President, of the last 26 nominations of Justices confirmed to the Supreme Court, going back to 1954, how many were confirmed without a rollcall vote or received more than 60 votes in support of their nomination either on cloture or on confirmation?

Liz adds: (The fact that she led the change against US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as counsel of the Judicial Confirmation Network particularly worries some GOP chairs who don't want to alienate Hispanic voters — a very important voting bloc, particularly as the Senate majority hangs in the balance).

The vote was both a milestone in Nixon's nascent campaign to become the Democratic nominee for governor and a confirmation of a deepening philosophical and political fissure in New York's liberal electorate.

In 2013 in response to the Republicans rejecting President Obama's nominees, Senate Democrats reduced the vote to halt a filibuster to confirmation of certain government positions to 50 voteIn 2013 in response to the Republicans rejecting President Obama's nominees, Senate Democrats reduced the vote to halt a filibuster to confirmation of certain government positions to 50 votein response to the Republicans rejecting President Obama's nominees, Senate Democrats reduced the vote to halt a filibuster to confirmation of certain government positions to 50 votes.

Gillibrand, who has denied an interest in the presidency in the past, was especially critical of Trump's nominee for the Department of Education, Betsy DeVos, whose confirmation hangs by a thread with at least two Republican lawmakers ready to vote against her.

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, seen here with Gen. James Mattis in January prior to his confirmation as Defense secretary, has recorded the most votes opposing President Donald Trump's nominees so far.

West Virginia's Joe Manchin III and North Dakota's Heidi Heitkamp both voted in support on 81 percent of the 53 roll call confirmation votes.

Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

In a second confirmation process conducted by the Municipal Electoral Commission (EC) and all 64 members present and voted, the nominee Kofi Adjei obtained 61 votes, two dissented and one ballot was rejected.

Senator Schumer's Voting Record Tracking Senator Schumer in the Age of Trump fivethirtyeight.com Senator Gillibrand's Voting Record Tracking Senator Gillibrand in the Age of Trump fivethirtyeight.com Svinicki Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (88 - 9, 3 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Kristine L. Svinicki to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Confirmation of Herbert R. McMaster, Jr. to be Lieutenant General — Vote Confirmed (86 - 10, 4 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Herbert R. McMaster, Jr. to be a lieutenant general in the U.S. Army.

Jeff Sessions (R — Ala.), who was nominated for attorney general, and some Democratic and independent senators voted in favor of his confirmation.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Peter King said Senate Republicans should meet with and hold confirmation hearings on President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland — and then reject him in committee or in a floor vote.

The position of national security adviser doesn't generally require Senate confirmation (although McMaster faced a Senate vote in order to keep his military rank while serving in the Trump White House).

U.S. Senate Democrats forced a one - week delay in a committee vote on Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, who remains on track for confirmation with solid Republican backing.

Triggering an unusually personal clash, Democrats threatened to change the US Senate rules unilaterally if Republicans block yes - or - no votes on several of President Barack Obama's top - level nominees, including some long in confirmation limbo.

And she added that she expects to support his confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court — if there ever is a vote in the Senate.

As confirmation requires a majority vote in the National Assembly, usually former or current lawmakers or ministers are nominated.

At least 16 of Trump's selections for cabinet and senior - level posts are meeting with senators this week in an effort to speed up their confirmation votes, but Democrats are pushing to slow the process down by citing delayed paperwork and background checks for the appointees.

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.

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.

Trump, one day after introducing his nominee for the Supreme Court, urged Republicans in the Senate to make a major change to the chamber's voting rules if Judge Neil Gorsuch can't attract the necessary Democratic support to win confirmation.

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DuWayne Gregory, presiding officer of the Suffolk Legislature, which is tasked with a confirmation vote on the commissioner pick, said he thought Bellone's resistance to calling his process a nationwide search means «he probably has someone in mind.

I thank Governor Cuomo for his confidence in nominating me to serve the people of New York, Senators Hannon and DeFrancisco for advancing the confirmation process, and the entire Senate for its thoughtful questions and for voting to accept me as the Commissioner of Health.

He points out that five years ago McDonald won confirmation to the State Supreme Court by an overwhelming 33 to 3 vote in the Senate.

Boggs is now a Georgia Court of Appeals judge, but his Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing focused on votes and statements from when he served as a conservative Democrat in the George state legislature, from 2000 - 2004.

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Coleman, popular with his former legislative peers, has so far encountered no problems in the legislature's confirmation process that has included a committee hearing but also requires approval of his nomination in yet - to - be scheduled votes by the House and Senate.

His confirmation was approved by a vote of 50 - 49 in the US Senate.

So far, no vote is scheduled on the confirmation of physicist Marc Kastner of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, President Obama's choice to lead DOE's Office of Science, Malakoff writes.

As you'll see from Washington's line, he only has votes from 6 out of 10 Gold Rush Gang members as some of us are holding back on votes until confirmation comes down that his film is coming out in 2017.

The outcry culminated in a historic Senate confirmation vote for DeVos, with Vice President Mike Pence stepping in to break a 50 - 50 tie.

After an all - night talk - a-thon by Senate Democrats and the decision by two Republicans to oppose confirmation, Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote in favor of DeVos.

No, she wasn't in any real last - minute danger of losing her Senate confirmation vote.)

She even lost the support of a few Republicans, so that her confirmation on Feb. 7 was secured only after Vice President Pence, as presiding officer of the Senate, cast the first tiebreaking vote in U.S. history to confirm a Cabinet nominee.

Before her confirmation vote in the Senate, DeVos was widely panned for circulating inordinately high (read: incorrect) four - year cohort graduation rates for cyber schools affiliated with K12, in her written responses to senators» questions.

«DeVos» confirmation battle has a major silver lining: The public in public education has never been more visible or more vocal, and it is not going back in the shadows,» American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten said shortly after the vote.