Posted on 04/21/2021 12:35:00 PM PDT by cotton1706
Vice President Kamala Harris was on hand in case she was needed for a possible 50-50 tie on the procedural vote for Gupta’s nomination Wednesday, but Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Republican from Alaska, broke with her Republican colleagues and joined all Democratic senators to advance the nomination 51-49.
The Senate will be voting on her final confirmation Wednesday afternoon.
Murkowski explained her support for Gupta on the Senate floor, saying she was troubled by some of Gupta’s statements but decided to back her confirmation following a lengthy conversation with the nominee.
“I asked her point blank, ‘Why do you want this? Is this worth it?’ Because this has clearly been very hard on her as a nominee,” Murkowski said. “And she paused and reflected a moment, and just spoke to how she feels called to serve in a very personal way that I thought was impactful.”
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She’s an ugly, stupid, b.... I don’t get AK.
Talk about Mitch getting Bitch slapped. again.
What a pitiful excuse for a Senator.
What a pitiful excuse for a Senator.
Likely means she’s not running, as Trump was about to take her down anyway.”
We hope that you are correct!
This is the idiot that Mitch McConnell and Rick Scott are supporting, as opposed to her conservative primary opponent.
“This vote is to get the AK Dems to vote for her instead of the final Republican nominee.”
Won’t be nearly as easy with Trump out there. No way she can swamp-out the Republican this time with her money.
Anyway, she’ll have to announce either way, and soon.
Nah just vote for the democraps LOL
Going Scorched Earth.
We have to replace ALL the Bush League Republicans or start a new party.
Having a big tent full of Assistant Democrats has not been working.
Murky has NOTHING TO LOSE.
She knows she is out in 19 months!
Of course she did. That’s what she does.
Replacing Bush league republicans is possible.
Winning majorities with 3rd party, never happen.
The GOP was that third party once upon a time.
So who would you vote for in a three way race between a Republican, a Democrat and a MAGA/America First Party candidate?
It is all about feelings.
New party ASAP.
Corbin agrees
“Unlike previous nominees that have received bipartisan support, there is not a single person on this side of the aisle that believes that Ms. Gupta is fit to serve as the third-in-command at the Department of Justice,” said Texas Sen. John Cornyn on the Senate floor, citing her “radical record” career as a “partisan activist.”
she hasn’t broken ranks- she is voting right along with her party- the democrats
Wadda ya mean, breaks ranks?
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