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February 07, 2017

DeVos Confirmed as Secretary of Education After Pence Breaks 50-50 Deadlock; GOP Breaks Filibuster on Sessions, Will Confirm Him Tomorrow

The Democrats attempted a fillibuster on Sessions but the GOP shut that shit down.

Republicans broke Democrats' attempted filibuster Tuesday and put Sen. Jeff Sessions on a glide path to becoming the next attorney general, with a final vote slated for Wednesday.
Among all of President Trump’s Cabinet picks, Mr. Sessions has been the chief target of civil rights groups, saying he represented a retreat on their issues, particularly compared to the Obama administration.

But they were unable to sway any Republicans and even lost a Democrat in the 52-47 vote.

The defecting Democrat was Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

posted by Ace at 01:37 PM

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