Posted on 02/07/2017 10:22:35 AM PST by COUNTrecount
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions nomination to be attorney general has cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate.
The Senate voted 52-47 on Tuesday to move ahead on the nomination. Confirmation is expected on Wednesday in spite of Senate Democrats opposition to their colleague. No GOP senators voted against his confirmation. Sen. Sessions cast his vote as present. Sen. Jeff Sessions defends self, splits with Trump in confirmation hearing
Shortly before the procedural vote, Sessions cast a necessary vote for the confirmation of Betsy DeVos to be education secretary. She was confirmed with a 51-50 vote requiring Vice President Mike Pence to break the tie.
Democrats have questioned Sessions commitment to civil rights, his opposition to many immigration laws and whether he will be independent of Pr
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This is why I look for Sessions tol be filibustered. Hope I am wrong.
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Harry Reid did away with the filibuster in all nominations but SCOTUS. They haven’t, and won’t, filibuster any cabinet nominees.
“I see your point regarding Collins in Maine, but Alaska? Theyve been a red state for years, maybe even decades.”
Yes. Since being admitted to the union. Alaska has only gone for the Democrat in one election, 1964 for LBJ. Other than that, no Democrat has ever come close to winning Alaska.
“Sen. Jeff Sessions defends self, splits with Trump in confirmation hearing “
What the hell does this mean? Are they trying to drive a wedge between Him and Pres. Trump already? How is he splitting with Trump?
Job One needs to be empaneling a Grand Jury to indict George Soros for funding street violence.
“We need Jeff Sessions to be confirmed as attorney general and kick some sorry ass quickly.....Go Jeff we need you badly....”
Time to start prosecuting the terrorists.
I picked that up by mistake whenI copied the article, it is nothing.
Praise God
Thank You for the confirmation of Betsy DeVos. May Sessions be confirmed soon.
Sessions needs to shutdown the seditious outbreaks of the left.
Since we are still at war with terrorism, ship them to GITMO and let them rot.
Wednesday for Sessions.
NP, CES, BF, LG, JM, DF, and many more.
In Washington, about 30 major politicians and about 40 others are to be arrested as soon as Sessions is installed.
Hawaii and Alaska seem to cancel each one out. I didn’t follow the Alaska campaign for the senate, so I have no idea how this Rino was elected.
CBS fake news meltdown.
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