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Duckworth gained't vote for closing Trump Cupboard nominees

By Miles Cooper February 6, 2025 Opinion
Duckworth gained't vote for closing Trump Cupboard nominees
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Duckworth gained't vote for closing Trump Cupboard nominees

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-In poor health.) will vote “no” on all of President Trump’s closing Cupboard nominees in protest in opposition to the president’s sweeping and disruptive movements within the first few weeks of his management, she indicated Thursday. 

Whilst she and all different Senate Democrats voted to verify Secretary of State Marco Rubio within the opening hours of Trump’s time period, the bipartisan cooperation has soured temporarily.

Duckworth within the ultimate week flipped her “yes” vote to a “no” on Trump’s Transportation secretary nominee, Sean Duffy, and Veterans Affairs nominee, Doug Collins. 

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Trump has 12 Cupboard nominees showed. No less than 10 of Trump’s Cupboard nominees are in line for a Senate flooring vote.

Her opposition is not going to have an effect on confirmations within the 53-seat, Republican-controlled Senate. Nevertheless it is every other sign of the huge hole between Republicans and Democrats, who’re livid over the GOP rubber-stamping a few of Trump’s maximum debatable nominees and coverage movements. 

“…until Donald Trump and unelected billionaire Elon Musk stop their relentless spree of illegal power grabs that are inflicting pain on the middle class and damaging our national security, I’ll be voting no on all remaining top-level cabinet nominees,” Duckworth mentioned in a remark, shared solely with The Hill. 

Democrats accuse Musk and a cadre of people affiliated together with his so-called Division of Executive Potency (DOGE) of sporting out a antagonistic takeover of the government and illegally getting access to and in quest of to dam budget appropriated via Congress. 

However Democrats have few equipment to disrupt Trump’s time table, tallying 47 votes within the chamber, together with two Impartial senators who caucus with them. Various Senate Democrats have flipped from “yes” to “no” votes on a few of Trump’s nominees.

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In a similar fashion, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), mentioned they might workout holds on all of Trump’s State Division nominees, a method that may lengthen votes indefinitely. 

Democrats’ early stabs at partisanship on nominees and time table pieces — which they might differently make stronger — signifies the birthday party in search of techniques small and large to chase away on Trump. 

Duckworth’s announcement comes after Democrats staged an all-night protest to lengthen a affirmation vote on Russel Vought, Trump’s nominee to steer the Administrative center of Control and Funds (OMB). 

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Senate Democratic Chief Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) mentioned the 47-member caucus would oppose Vought’s nomination on account of an OMB memo issued ultimate month that directed companies to briefly freeze all federal investment. 

The White Area rescinded the memo, however Democrats have fumed at Trump’s different movements: an preliminary blanket freeze on international help, the dismantling of the U.S. Company for World Building, DOGE’s get entry to of categorised subject material at USAID and safe cost programs on the Treasury Division, amongst different movements. 

“I refuse to aid and abet these illegal and harmful power grabs by voting for any of this Administration’s remaining cabinet-level nominees,” Duckworth mentioned in a remark. 

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