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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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To: jospehm20

We always talk about RINOs. With Flake, I’d like to propose a new acronym. DIES. Democrat in Elephant Suit.


21 posted on 06/20/2018 8:14:46 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: yesthatjallen

Do a little research and read about the Flake’s past!


22 posted on 06/20/2018 8:15:00 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: tenger

What is wrong with the lunatics who keep voting for them? Fools.


23 posted on 06/20/2018 8:15:36 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: G Larry

“kick Flake off of the committee.”

That is a solution right there. Flake will not be voting for the next leader, so he has no future value to McConnell.

He needs to be replaced in a few months anyway


24 posted on 06/20/2018 8:15:49 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: Paladin2

I agree with you so much. This man has become a criminal in his negligence. ARREST SESSIONS!!


25 posted on 06/20/2018 8:15:59 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: yesthatjallen

Kick him from committees


26 posted on 06/20/2018 8:17:14 PM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: hal ogen

Remove him from the committee since he’s retiring anyway. Or, start restricting funds to his state - especially any military etc. that are under the discretionary budget.


27 posted on 06/20/2018 8:17:24 PM PDT by JMS
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To: Henchster

What was The Flakester’s net worth coming outta the House?

Now?


28 posted on 06/20/2018 8:19:03 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: yesthatjallen
Flake's new committee assignment:


29 posted on 06/20/2018 8:20:40 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: Oscar in Batangas

...A call to a receptive Majority Leader (well, we can dream, can’t we?) could get you relocated to the back bench

in the cloak room


30 posted on 06/20/2018 8:21:54 PM PDT by Oscar in Batangas (12:01 PM 1/20/2017...The end of an error.)
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To: Paladin2

It is currently ten times what is was when he was in the House. As a Rep, he was poor - net worth less than $300k.

Now he is worth about $2.5m. Yep, that insider trading and K street payoffs sure do boost your earnings, don’t they?


31 posted on 06/20/2018 8:24:06 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: tenger; txnativegop
It just isn’t possible to find a decent individual to hold elected office in this country anymore is it?

The real problem is that decent individuals don’t seek elected office.

32 posted on 06/20/2018 8:26:16 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Henchster

Flake apparently got “The Talk” from someone.


33 posted on 06/20/2018 8:27:39 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: yesthatjallen

Flake is just another little, crybaby, swamp critter being run out of “the swamp”. Poor baby is mad so he’s going to take it out on Arizonans and the American people.


34 posted on 06/20/2018 8:28:20 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: yesthatjallen

Another favorite of the Tea Party “movement”.


36 posted on 06/20/2018 8:34:13 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Sessions. Trust the Plan.)
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To: GOPe Means Bend Over Spell Run

McSally is just as bad.Wake up Arizona!


37 posted on 06/20/2018 8:35:04 PM PDT by ground_fog ( My God this was from today!)
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To: Paladin2

Oh yeah, he sure did. I don’t know whether it was the cash, or the threat of exposing his weird whatever, but those Swamp creatures sure know how to drive the values out of people.


38 posted on 06/20/2018 8:39:27 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: yesthatjallen
All these lame ducks are working overtime for their masters, the Deep State oligarchs. The cheap labor free trade boys probably took Flake aside and made him an offer he couldn't refuse.

Flake is truly despicable, as loathsome as they get.
 

39 posted on 06/20/2018 8:41:13 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (MAGA in the mornin', MAGA in the evenin', MAGA at suppertime . . .)
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To: ground_fog
McSally is just as bad.Wake up Arizona!

Vote for Kelli Ward.

40 posted on 06/20/2018 8:41:19 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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