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Flake threatens to limit Trump court nominees: report
The Hill ^ | 06/20/18 | Brett Samuels

Posted on 06/20/2018 7:58:34 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) is reportedly considering using votes on President Trump’s appellate court nominees as a bargaining chip for demands on two separate issues.

CNN reported that Flake may block votes on the court nominations while he attempts to secure action on tariffs and travel restrictions to Cuba.

“We’re discussing it,” he told the network.

Flake is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Republicans hold a one-seat advantage over Democrats.

If Flake does not support the appellate nominees, it could compromise their nominations. Most judges are voted out of the committee along party lines.

However, Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told CNN that he will not schedule votes on the judges until Flake has indicated he’ll support the nominees.

Grassley added that the Senate nominations calendar is full, and he does not feel pressured to vote on judges at this time.

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(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: flake; jeffflake; trump
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1 posted on 06/20/2018 7:58:34 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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CNN reported that Flake may block votes on the court nominations while he attempts to secure action on tariffs and travel restrictions to Cuba.

Jeff Flake. All about any country other than his own. Jackass.

2 posted on 06/20/2018 7:59:42 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: yesthatjallen

It just isn’t possible to find a decent individual to hold elected office in this country anymore is it?


3 posted on 06/20/2018 8:00:23 PM PDT by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual hemlock)
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The GOPe is a problem.


4 posted on 06/20/2018 8:02:24 PM PDT by Architect of Avalon
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To: yesthatjallen

Flake should do the country a huge favor and end himself ASAP.


5 posted on 06/20/2018 8:03:13 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: txnativegop

....I can think of two who live near each other in DC.


6 posted on 06/20/2018 8:03:16 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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To: yesthatjallen

Thanks again AZ voters for the worst two GOP Senators.


7 posted on 06/20/2018 8:03:21 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: yesthatjallen

Flake has always been a Uniparty hack but when the voters get wise and tell him to F off he really gets brazen. He’s trying to out McCain McCain.


8 posted on 06/20/2018 8:03:34 PM PDT by hardspunned
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To: dirtboy

Both Arizona senators are like that.


9 posted on 06/20/2018 8:03:45 PM PDT by jospehm20
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FUJF


10 posted on 06/20/2018 8:03:49 PM PDT by LeonardFMason (426)
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To: jospehm20

Scarf, doorknob, some assembly required.


11 posted on 06/20/2018 8:04:26 PM PDT by sevlex
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To: yesthatjallen

McTurtle has already been slow-walking a ton of nominees.


12 posted on 06/20/2018 8:08:11 PM PDT by Paladin2
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If Mitch would get on board with helping Trump he could kick Flake off of the committee.


13 posted on 06/20/2018 8:08:40 PM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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These putrid bastards are getting the butts kicked SOOO bad. Trump is the greatest AMERICAN in history. This is far beyond the greatest president. The silent coup is in total shambles. We now put them in prison. Pathetic creatures, like flake, will dissipate like evaporating gasoline into nothingness except the stench.


14 posted on 06/20/2018 8:08:59 PM PDT by raiderboy (Trump has assured us that he will shut down the government to get the WALL in Sept.)
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To: txnativegop
It just isn’t possible to find a decent individual to hold elected office in this country anymore is it?

Truer words have no been spoken on this forum. I just ask, "who are these people and how do they keep getting re-elected?" Or perhaps a better questions is, "whose side are they on?"
15 posted on 06/20/2018 8:10:37 PM PDT by tenger (If we don't stay on 'em, they'll get it wrong. - Joe Soucheray)
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"...We now put them in prison.."

If sleepy Sessions doesn't go after H->!, he should be put in chains for obstruction.

16 posted on 06/20/2018 8:11:43 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: hardspunned
"Flake has always been a Uniparty hack..."

When Flake was in the House, he was a solid conservative. The minute he got to the Senate, he started "Flake-ing" out. The minute Trump dissed Flake's Mormon hero Romney, he turned into a complete traitor.

17 posted on 06/20/2018 8:12:04 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Chuck Schumer’s jock.)


18 posted on 06/20/2018 8:13:14 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Wisdom and education are different things. Don't confuse them.)
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“while he attempts to secure action on tariffs and travel restrictions to Cuba.”

To clarify, Flake wants tariffs and restrictions lifted, benefiting the communist Government of Cuba.


19 posted on 06/20/2018 8:13:28 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: yesthatjallen

Careful, Jeffey Boi.

President Trump might just accidentally utter “”Who will rid me of this petulant senator”, and your final six months could be rather unpleasant.


20 posted on 06/20/2018 8:14:22 PM PDT by Oscar in Batangas (12:01 PM 1/20/2017...The end of an error.)
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