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Senate Democrats delay committee votes on Sessions, Mnuchin, Price

By Susan Cornwell and David Lawder

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO: Steven Mnuchin testifies before a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Treasury secretary in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday postponed votes on several of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, citing their responsibility to do a "thorough vetting," while Republicans accused them of unreasonable delays in considering the picks.

 

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee exploited Senate rules to delay until Wednesday a vote on Senator Jeff Sessions' nomination to be attorney general. That job was in the spotlight after Trump fired the acting attorney general on Monday over her refusal to defend his executive order blocking nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.

 

Democrats also boycotted a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee where votes had been scheduled on Steve Mnuchin to be Treasury secretary and Tom Price to head the Health and Human Services Department. Since at least one Democrat is required to be present for the committee votes to take place, no votes were held.

 

Despite the delays, all three nominees are considered likely to be confirmed once their names are sent to the full Republican-led Senate.

 

The White House, as well as Republicans on Capitol Hill, accused Democratsof slow-walking the work of the government. "The people want change. President Trump is delivering that change. And the only response from Senate Democrats so far is to try to stall the core functions of our government," said White House press secretary Sean Spicer.

 

Senate Democrats were unapologetic, with their leader, Chuck Schumer, saying it was their obligation to "thoroughly vet" Trump's Cabinet nominees. "And if it takes a little longer, they could be in office up to four years, and it makes eminent sense to get their views out," Schumer told reporters.

 

EXECUTIVE ORDER CONTROVERSY

 

Sessions' closeness to Trump - he was the first senator to endorse him during Trump's presidential campaign - was clearly working against him as far as Democrats were concerned following several days of controversy over Trump's executive order on immigration.

 

"We saw last night that it is also the duty of our nation's chief law enforcement officer to support and defend the Constitution when the president's actions do not. The attorney general swears an oath to the Constitution, not to a president," said Senator Dick Durbin, a member of the Judiciary Committee, elaborating on his opposition to Sessions.

 

Democrats on the Finance Committee said they were delaying votes on Price and Mnuchin because they wanted more information on Price's stock trades in an Australian medical company and reports that Mnuchin's former bank, OneWest, used automated "robo-signings" of foreclosure documents, which apparently contradicted statements the nominees had made to senators.

 

"We've made clear that we need additional information to make these judgements," said Senator Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the committee. It was unclear when the committee votes would be held.

 

The Judiciary Committee rescheduled its vote on Sessions for 10:30 a.m (1530 GMT) on Wednesday.

 

Republican Orrin Hatch, chairman of the Finance Committee, called the Democratic boycott "shocking" and "offensive."

 

"They're going to vote no. They've made that very clear," he said to other Republicans on the committee. "I think they ought to stop posturing and acting like idiots. What's the matter with the other party? Are they that bitter about Donald Trump?"

 

(Reporting by Susan Cornwell and David Lawder; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and Peter Cooney)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-02-01

[craigt3365]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

"They're going to vote no. They've made that very clear," he said to other Republicans on the committee. "I think they ought to stop posturing and acting like idiots. What's the matter with the other party? Are they that bitter about Donald Trump?"

Are they bitter about Trump?  Absolutely! LOL

 

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Exclusive: Trump's travel ban polarizes America - Reuters/Ipsos poll

The Jan. 30-31 poll found that 49 percent of American adults said they either "strongly" or "somewhat" agreed with Trump's order, while 41 percent "strongly" or "somewhat" disagreed and another 10 percent said they don't know.

 

 

How about bringing the country, and the world, together instead of tearing it apart.  Seems Trump just doesn't care.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

The ultimate hypocrisy from Republicans and the White House here, after Republicans did exactly the same and worse to Obama administration nominees.

 

[elgordo38]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The White House, as well as Republicans on Capitol Hill, accused Democratsof slow-walking the work of the government.

Sounds like the same procedure when Obama submitted his nominee for the Supreme Court. 

[stevenl]

It seems to me that the nominations are being pushed through, without providing enough time for proper vetting.

 

But as soon as that has been done, the voting should take place, IMO Democrats should not sink as low as the Republicans have done on many occasions.

[Baerboxer]

Get used to it. The Democrats will never accept their anointed one lost and didn't get her promised presidency. So they will disrupt and be as divisive and uncooperative as possible on everything possible.

 

The fact Trump is a polarization of many of their views adds fuel to that fire. They will be quiet prepared, seemingly, to exaggerate, mislead and lie to the public in doing so; believing so much of their own rhetoric and propaganda.

 

The new face of politics. 

[stevenl]

34 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

Get used to it. The Democrats will never accept their anointed one lost and didn't get her promised presidency. So they will disrupt and be as divisive and uncooperative as possible on everything possible.

 

The fact Trump is a polarization of many of their views adds fuel to that fire. They will be quiet prepared, seemingly, to exaggerate, mislead and lie to the public in doing so; believing so much of their own rhetoric and propaganda.

 

The new face of politics. 

So far the preparedness and execution ' to exaggerate, mislead and lie to the public in doing so; believing so much of their own rhetoric and propaganda' has been on part of Trump cs, not of the Democrats.

[elgordo38]

5 hours ago, stevenl said:

It seems to me that the nominations are being pushed through, without providing enough time for proper vetting.

 

But as soon as that has been done, the voting should take place, IMO Democrats should not sink as low as the Republicans have done on many occasions.

Quote IMO Democrats should not sink as low as the Republicans have done on many occasions. unquote. Your really asking for a lot.