Dems boycott confirmation votes for Trump nominees

The Hill ^ | 1/31/17 | Peter Schroeder

[browniexyz]

Senate Democrats on Tuesday refused to attend a committee vote on two of President Trump’s more controversial nominees, effectively delaying their consideration.

Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee boycotted votes to advance Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, and Steven Mnuchin, his selection to head the Treasury Department. The pair had been among some of the more contentious selections to join Trump’s Cabinet.

[browniexyz]

Time to call your Senators and tell em to get cracking on staffing Trump's cabinet! The crybaby Democrats can challenge federal agency action later if they want!

[BenLurkin]

They must not remember what happened to their side when Khrushchev walked out of the Security Council.

[wbarmy]

The Democrats used to lock the doors to keep the Republicans out, so it is an improvement that the Democrats are self locking.

[Enlightened1]

[mewzilla]

Puerile.

[oh8eleven]

I've said it before and I'll say it again - these are not "Democrats," they're Progressives, i.e. Socialists/Communists.
We are in an undeclared civil war and the GOP damned well better lock and load NOW, before the commies attempt to overthrow President Trump.

[SpirituTuo]

Warner and Kaine’s lines are busy.

[SoFloFreeper]

We should snail mail them pacifiers.

[laplata]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - these are not “Democrats,” they’re Progressives, i.e. Socialists/Communists.
We are in an undeclared civil war and the GOP damned well better lock and load NOW, before the commies attempt to overthrow President Trump.

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You’re exactly right!!

[SoFloFreeper]

We should snail mail them pacifiers.

[silverleaf]

Looks like Trump better appoint loyal bureaucrats as acting cabinet officers now, given what happened in AG

He needs people who have his back and he can find them among the deputies - maybe some of whom are less desirable to the democrats than the cabinet picks

[magua]

Send them pussy hats!

[Buckeye McFrog]

Denying them a quorum. Like when the Dems in the Texas Legislature all left the state.

McConnell needs to crack the whip NOW.

[faithhopecharity]

Too bad DJT can’t directly Drain the senate Swamp

[Principled]

do they need them there?

r has majority.

[ptsal]

#6 - Worth reading again.

It looks like a rebellion.

[fortheDeclaration]

Where is the Senate Leader in all of this?

He seems to have disappeared.

[RightGeek]

Paging the Boo Hoo girl

[AU72]

A wartime Majority Leader would be ripping up Defense Department contracts in these districts.

[wiseprince]

Republicans are idiots and weak knee’d! Committees and Sub Committees are not even constitutional. Get rid of them, or remove them on a party line vote from being required before sending nominees to the full floor vote. Grow a pair, get SOMETHING done for crying out loud!