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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: HAPPY2BME on February 01, 2017, 10:49:54 AM
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ByCaitlin MacNeal
Published February 1, 2017
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday morning suspended the rules and voted to approve President Donald Trump's nominees to lead the Treasury Department and the Department of Health and Human Services even though Democrats on the committee were not present.
Democrats on the committee refused to vote on Steve Mnuchin and Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) until both nominees answered additional questions.
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the chair of the committee, said at the meeting that under the "extraordinary circumstances" the committee could vote to suspend the rules and said that the Senate Parliamentarian has approved the suspension, according to CNN.
"They on their own accord refused to participate in the exercise," he said, per CNN. "They have nobody to blame but themselves."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/price-mnuchin-committee-passes?utm_content=buffer26684&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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Senate Republicans use 'unprecedented' action, bypass Democratic boycott to approve Trump's Cabinet picks
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday approved President Donald Trump's nominees for secretary of the Treasury and secretary of health and human services without any votes from Democrats.
Republicans used a parliamentary tactic to change the committee rules, allowing them to pass the nominations onto the full Senate without Democrats in attendance.
Democrats on Tuesday boycotted votes on the two Cabinet picks, Steven Mnuchin for Treasury and Tom Price for HHS, by not attending. One Democrat had to be in attendance for the vote to take place.
After the rule change, Mnuchin and Price each passed with 14 votes.
http://www.businessinsider.com/mnuchin-price-vote-boycott-democrats-approve-2017-2
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amazing. i thought i saw a spine there. i almost gave up hope.
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amazing. i thought i saw a spine there. i almost gave up hope.
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After much brainfartstorming, Orrin Hatch actually did something right.