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Senate GOP leaders urging WH to withdraw Puzder nomination: report
The Hill ^ | 02/15/2017 | REBECCA SAVRANSKY

Posted on 02/15/2017 10:41:11 AM PST by GIdget2004

Top Senate Republicans are calling for President Trump to withdraw Andrew Puzder's nomination for Labor secretary, CNN reported Wednesday.

There are four Republican senators planning to vote against Puzder, and could be as many as 12, the report said, citing a GOP source. The GOP has a 52-seat majority in the Senate, so Puzder's nomination would fail if three or more Republicans joined all Democrats in opposing him.


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1 posted on 02/15/2017 10:41:11 AM PST by GIdget2004
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To: GIdget2004

And who are these ‘top’ Republicans?


2 posted on 02/15/2017 10:42:50 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: GIdget2004

Why?


3 posted on 02/15/2017 10:42:55 AM PST by Mercat (Men never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when they do it out of conscience.” (Blaise Pascal))
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To: GIdget2004

CNN.


4 posted on 02/15/2017 10:43:16 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (As long as tyranny exists, the Constitution and Bill of Right will never be "outdated" or "obsolete")
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To: fortheDeclaration

Graham, Flake and McCain?


5 posted on 02/15/2017 10:44:52 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: GIdget2004

Has to be McCain and Graham, but is Mitch acting up again?


6 posted on 02/15/2017 10:45:12 AM PST by larryleo
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To: fortheDeclaration

I’m not a top Republican, just an average Trump voter, but I encourage him to withdraw the nomination.
The guy is a Cheap Labor Express Republican who has advocated for amnesty and hired illegal aliens.


7 posted on 02/15/2017 10:46:09 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Can someone please explain what it is about Puzder they do not like?


8 posted on 02/15/2017 10:46:18 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: GIdget2004

He had an illegal working for him

WTF President Trump?

Very very poor case of vetting here, especially for a Labor Secretary. Who screwed up?

I say he withdraws. Should have done so a week ago


9 posted on 02/15/2017 10:47:01 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Mercat

He hired an illegal alien housekeeper and paid her under the table to avoid taxes.


10 posted on 02/15/2017 10:47:07 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: GIdget2004

Shut it down. We don’t need no Steenking Labor Department. Let the states handle that.


11 posted on 02/15/2017 10:47:21 AM PST by batterycommander (I learned my Artillery skills from the United States Marines. USNA 65)
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To: SeekAndFind

See #7


12 posted on 02/15/2017 10:47:47 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: GIdget2004
They want Trump to pull the nomination so they don't have to vote. I hope Trump makes them go on the record.
13 posted on 02/15/2017 10:48:01 AM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error)
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To: Mercat
At one point he hired an invader housekeeper. He said he didn't know about the status of the woman, which is tough to believe. For starters, he's CEO of Hardee's, and I'm really uncomfortable that he doesn't EVerify everyone, personal and corporate employees.

And what did he say? He said that as soon as he found out, he paid taxes and fines and helped her apply for legal status. That's unacceptable. Why would he help an invader get legal status? He's a criminal and certainly not on our side if he'd help the invader stay in the US.

14 posted on 02/15/2017 10:48:21 AM PST by grania
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To: fortheDeclaration

“Top Senate Republicans”.

They are fighting Trump on this Puzder nomination. They are leading the way to open Senate investigation against Flynn.

These McCain/Graham bastids are worse than the Rats.

Look for them to fight Trump for the next 8 years.


15 posted on 02/15/2017 10:49:27 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Trump needs to send the National Guard to our US airports. Now!!)
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To: larryleo

[but is Mitch acting up again?]

Pres Trump should have kept Chao as the very last cabinet member to confirm, and contingent on how well McConnell got DT’s cabinet appointed promptly and efficiently.


16 posted on 02/15/2017 10:49:31 AM PST by ObozoMustGo2012 ("Be quiet... you are #fakenews!")
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To: FlingWingFlyer

And The Hill.


17 posted on 02/15/2017 10:50:09 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: Lurkinanloomin

The senators might be conservatives. The guy is rumored to be a Rino.


18 posted on 02/15/2017 10:50:40 AM PST by Luke21
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To: FlingWingFlyer

The only name mentioned was Schumer. Who are the Repubs?


19 posted on 02/15/2017 10:51:50 AM PST by falcon99
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To: Mercat

CBS source now says he’s likely to withdraw on his own.

https://twitter.com/MajorCBS/status/831938564715732993


20 posted on 02/15/2017 10:52:17 AM PST by GIdget2004
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