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Senate votes to break filibuster on Mayorkas DHS nomination
UPI ^
| JAN. 28, 2021
| Daniel Uria
Posted on 01/29/2021 4:17:45 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The Senate on Thursday advanced the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as President Joe Biden's secretary of Homeland Security after voting to break a GOP filibuster.
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Mayorkas is the first of Biden's Cabinet selections to face a filibuster as Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, led a group of GOP senators in calling for an additional hearing before the Senate judiciary committee after the Senate Homeland Security committee voted to move his nomination to the floor on Tuesday.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: homelandsecurity
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The vote was 55-42 to break the filibuster...but since the "nuclear option" was previously triggered by the Senate, it only takes a simple majority to break the filibuster, not 60 votes.
Romney, Murkowski, Collins, Portman, and Capito were the 5 Republicans that joined the Democrats.
To: Republican Wildcat
I thought the nuclear option was triggered on federal judges only?
To: Republican Wildcat
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posted on
01/29/2021 4:19:48 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds. )
To: MinorityRepublican
Nope, it was also triggered for cabinet secretaries.
To: Republican Wildcat
Bush League Republicans are really Democrats in drag.
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posted on
01/29/2021 4:22:03 PM PST
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: mewzilla
To: Republican Wildcat
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posted on
01/29/2021 4:25:18 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds. )
To: Republican Wildcat
It gets worse. Check out what I just posted.
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posted on
01/29/2021 4:25:59 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds. )
To: Republican Wildcat
Wait, I thought when Pelosi delivered the Trump lynch-ment article, the Senate was supposed to drop everything and act on it immediately!
Why is the Senate focusing on this when it's supposed to be convicting Bad Orange Man?
If they can do this, how come they're not doing crucial COVID legislation?
Where's my $2000?
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posted on
01/29/2021 4:27:28 PM PST
by
ZOOKER
(Until further notice the /s is implied...)
To: mewzilla
Wow - and that was reported in Vox of all places.
Of the course the media isn’t even investigating or securitizing this at all.
To: Republican Wildcat
Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as President Joe Biden's secretary of Homeland Security I wonder whose homeland will be his focus?
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posted on
01/29/2021 4:29:34 PM PST
by
libertylover
(This is not your Founding Fathers' United States of America anymore.)
To: Republican Wildcat
I don’t anticipate a vote by Heels Up, in the next four years, to break any Senate deadlocks. It would appear that Dems have a majority with the RINOS.
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01/29/2021 4:30:03 PM PST
by
Huskrrrr
To: Republican Wildcat
“ Romney, Murkowski, Collins, Portman, and Capito...”
What...no Toomey?
What a bunch of A holes.
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posted on
01/29/2021 4:32:56 PM PST
by
jdsteel
("A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it." Sorry Ben, looks like we blew it.)
To: Republican Wildcat
So sick of these weasels carp.
How long did Trump have to wait for ANYONE to get approved????
Disgusting.
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posted on
01/29/2021 4:33:04 PM PST
by
Jane Long
(America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation 🙏🏻🇺🇸)
To: Republican Wildcat
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01/29/2021 4:33:41 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds. )
To: jdsteel
How do they sleep at night??
UT has said they don’t approve of this carp he’s doing.
Oh, well.
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posted on
01/29/2021 4:33:59 PM PST
by
Jane Long
(America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation 🙏🏻🇺🇸)
To: Republican Wildcat
What is wrong with Capito and Manchin? West Virginia has some oddballs representing them in the Senate. Most folks probably aren't paying attention. Too bad. These Senators are way out of step with their constituents.
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posted on
01/29/2021 4:36:34 PM PST
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(Guide me, O my great Redeemer, pilgrim through this barren land.)
To: mewzilla
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01/29/2021 4:37:33 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds. )
To: mewzilla
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01/29/2021 4:39:23 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds. )
To: mewzilla; Liz; maggief
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01/29/2021 4:39:48 PM PST
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mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds. )
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