The vote fell almost entirely along party lines, with only Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, joining with all Republicans to pass her confirmation 54-46.
With no due respect, fuck Fetterman.
Democrats need to do better.
The vote fell almost entirely along party lines, with only Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, joining with all Republicans to pass her confirmation 54-46.
With no due respect, fuck Fetterman.
Democrats need to do better.
So much for filibustering these confirmations, guys.
The rules were changed in 2017 for nominations. You can’t block them with filibustering anymore.
The trick to stopping this was either electing a different person to President or eliminating the Senate majority for the President’s party.