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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid any Republican Senator ever shut down a Trump cabinet appointee?
I honestly cannot remember. I know that there were some judges that they shot down, but not a cabinet member.
onecaliberal
(32,894 posts)demmiblue
(36,885 posts)Was there a Republican senator that blocked a Trump appointee during confirmation?
onecaliberal
(32,894 posts)OnDoutside
(19,970 posts)Chain of some sort, being nominated for Labor secretary or something like that ?
Yavin4
(35,445 posts)He was confirmed, but later forced to resign because he was the US Atty that gave a super light sentence to Jeffrey Epstein.
OnDoutside
(19,970 posts)JI7
(89,264 posts)OnDoutside
(19,970 posts)about it ?
leftieNanner
(15,149 posts)Pudzer. Sec. of Labor. But he pulled his name because he was having troubles in the confirmation process.
OnDoutside
(19,970 posts)Republicans he was toxic at that point.
Tanuki
(14,920 posts)"President Trumps choice to run the Labor Department, fast food CEO Andy Puzder, withdrew his nomination on Wednesday after it became clear that the Senate was unlikely to confirm him for the job.
Puzders nomination had been in trouble for a while. The CEO of the company that runs the Hardees and Carls Jr. burger chains, Puzder faced immediate opposition from labor groups, especially the Fight for $15 minimum-wage movement, which has gained strength in recent years. But he also drew skepticism from some of Trumps own supporters over his record on immigration and other issues. And his confirmation hearings were repeatedly delayed as he sought to sell off his restaurant holdings and untangle potential conflicts of interest. His most recent hearing date had been set for Thursday.
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Trumps Cabinet nominees have faced unprecedented opposition in the Senate, but until now, they had all managed to get through. (Several nominees are still awaiting votes.) Puzder, like some of Trumps other nominees, faced near-unanimous opposition from Democrats. But what doomed him were defections among Republicans: CNN on Wednesday reported that at least four and as many as 12 Republican senators were planning to vote against Puzders nomination. In a narrowly divided Senate, that was too much to overcome Education Secretary Betsy DeVos got just two no votes from Republicans and still needed Vice President Mike Pence to break a 50-50 tie in order to be confirmed.
Why did Puzder fail where other controversial nominees succeeded? There is probably no single reason. He, like DeVos, faced well-organized opposition from liberal groups. Unlike DeVos, he was an awkward ideological fit for Trumps blue-collar base of support. And in recent weeks he has faced a series of scandals or potential scandals: the revelation that he once employed an undocumented immigrant as a domestic worker; claims (since rescinded) of assault by his ex-wife; and accusations of labor violations at his restaurants. Puzder might have survived any one of those challenges; he couldnt survive them all."...(more)
bullimiami
(13,103 posts)115 times he did. More than any other D senator.
JI7
(89,264 posts)he was ok with them but not this.
Bev54
(10,072 posts)being DeVos, Price and Ross.
Bettie
(16,125 posts)but this is a woman who isn't being properly "deferential".
That's what it generally comes down to.
triron
(22,020 posts)he votes against Democrats more often than he votes with us. Sigh.
arlyellowdog
(866 posts)So Trump didnt go through the Senate
former9thward
(32,077 posts)Biden should just appoint Tanden, and since congress is set to restore earmarks, tell Manchin he can get stuff for his state when he's ready to vote for Tanden.
former9thward
(32,077 posts)Two voted against DeVos. Collins and Murkowski. That forced Pence to break the tie. Rand Paul voted against Pompeo for the CIA.
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/compare/1/trump-nominations