Posted on 02/16/2017 1:14:46 PM PST by jazusamo
Senate Democrats are planning an all-night talkathon Thursday over President Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Asked whether Democrats are planning to hold the floor all night, a spokeswoman for Sen. Tom Carper (Del.) — the top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee — confirmed that "that's the plan."
A spokesman for Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) directed questions to Carper's office but noted that Democrats aren't planning to yield back debate time.
The late-night floor drama comes after senators voted to move forward with Scott Pruitt's nomination earlier Thursday in a 54-46 vote.
A final vote, absent a deal, is expected early Friday afternoon.
Democrats don't have the manpower to block Pruitt on their own. Cabinet nominees only need a simple majority, and Republicans have 52 seats.
Though Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is expected to vote against Pruitt, Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) are supporting him.
Democrats blasted McConnell on Thursday for refusing to delay a vote on Pruitt. They wanted more time to wait for records from his time as Oklahoma attorney general requested more than two years ago.
The Center for Media and Democracy had sought, under Oklahoma’s state records law, copies of emails between Pruitt’s staff and representatives of various fossil fuel and conservative interests.
Eleven Democrats had already taken to the floor as of Thursday afternoon to protest Pruitt's nomination.
Anther Long Night Ahead For The Pussy Hat Brigade
Well, they have provided most lucrative employment to one profession--attorneys. Whether prosecuting or defending EPA suits, the only ones who benefit are attorneys. In fact, I think the EPA should be renamed the Enrichment Program for Attorneys. Honesty and transparency in government, don't you know?
Oh, you mean a likely repeat of that sit-down protest that became a laughingstock in the House some time ago?
Lock the bathroom doors.
Tom bo li de say de moi ya, yeah, jambo jumbo
Way to parti’ o we goin’ oh, jambali
Tom bo li de say de moi ya, yeah, jumbo jumbo
2018 is election year for Tommie Carper, so he speaks. After he steals Delaware Democrats money and gets their votes, he’ll go back into hibernation.
Trump getting 3 or 4 SCOTUS picks will put some RATS in the funny farm. :)
Another pajama party? We should send them all teddy bears and autograph books. So stupid.
I can’t wait to beat these guys again in 2018!
Exactly, she is up for reelection in 2018 and needs to be removed.
“Senate Dems plan all-night protest over Trump’s EPA pick”
that’s not going to accomplish anything: they should plan to protest at least TWO nights!
Havent they done this already once? Didnt work then either-have at it!
Havent they done this already once? Didnt work then either-have at it!
Ah yes, another night of the idiots.
There was a black VH-1 comedienne on I love the 80s who said when that song came out all her white friends kept annoyingly asking her ‘what he saying’.. still cracks me up.
Another demtard slumber party they can all cry at, because its their party.
Literally and politically, its their party.
SCREW THE DAMN RATS......
Yeah, and he just made #### up! LOL.
Did everyone bring their Blankie ?
LOL
Ol’ Lyle, one of the greats... stayed out of politics, always.
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