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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 01:11 PM Jul 2017

Murkowski's committee postpones confirmation vote for Trump nominees

Source: The Hill



BY TIMOTHY CAMA - 07/27/17 01:00 PM EDT

The committee led by Sen. Lisa Murkowski postponed a vote on six Trump administration nominees the same day that a Cabinet secretary allegedly threatened retribution against the Alaska Republican over her healthcare vote.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee publicized the postponement of the vote, which included three Department of the Interior nominees, shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke called Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) that afternoon, saying that her vote against debate on ObamaCare repeal might steer the administration away from policies that benefit her state, the Alaska Dispatch News reported.

“I’m not going to go into the details, but I fear that the strong economic growth, pro-energy, pro-mining, pro-jobs and personnel from Alaska who are part of those policies are going to stop,” Sullivan told the newspaper about his call from Zinke. Murkowski’s staff did not return requests for comment on whether the developments are linked, and the committee has not said why the meeting was postponed.


Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/344142-murkowskis-committee-postpones-trump-nominees-confirmation-vote

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Murkowski's committee postpones confirmation vote for Trump nominees (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2017 OP
LOL! lark Jul 2017 #1
The rethugs are seeing the real polls and thump is underwater and has high disapproval numbers kimbutgar Jul 2017 #4
Trump is so far underwater he's now using a snorkel and a waterproof Twit machine!. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2017 #5
Boom! VWolf Jul 2017 #2
Let's see how long it takes Flo Mingo Jul 2017 #3
"There are three separate but equal branches of government." Blue Idaho Jul 2017 #6
Trump has damn near run out of political capital and very few fear him. Kaleva Jul 2017 #7
Attacking a US Senator is stupid Gothmog Jul 2017 #8
hey Zinke, let me put this in no uncertain terms for you to understand turbinetree Jul 2017 #9
Hear, hear! TeapotInATempest Jul 2017 #14
That, and the horse he rode in on. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2017 #16
You go girl!!!! OregonBlue Jul 2017 #10
How soon before four brown shirt Trump goons come to Murkowski's office and threaten geretogo Jul 2017 #11
woah! spicysista Jul 2017 #12
Oh you go girl! ReformedGOPer Jul 2017 #13
And so it begins orangecrush Jul 2017 #15

lark

(23,091 posts)
1. LOL!
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 01:13 PM
Jul 2017

Drumpf is such an idiot, he thinks everyone is afraid of him and all he has to do is bluster and threaten and they'll cave. Hope Murkowski's committee doesn't meet for many months, it would serve the orange assface right.

Blue Idaho

(5,048 posts)
6. "There are three separate but equal branches of government."
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 01:28 PM
Jul 2017

Nobody elected you king - asshole, welcome to the Democracy.

turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
9. hey Zinke, let me put this in no uncertain terms for you to understand
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 01:46 PM
Jul 2017

FUCK YOU ASSHOLE, your just like your fucking boss, he thinks that he can blackmail and threaten everyone to kiss his fucking ring, and treat the country, to him being some fucking godfather, fuck off




here Zinke look up this word ..................Yonega




geretogo

(1,281 posts)
11. How soon before four brown shirt Trump goons come to Murkowski's office and threaten
Thu Jul 27, 2017, 02:17 PM
Jul 2017

to kill her family ? Trump and his fellow mobsters are killers .

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