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Tue Oct 31, 2017, 09:18 AM Oct 2017

Democrats will delay Brownback vote over gay rights record..

Religious freedom for everyone sounds great. Not gonna
happen in some places. at least not right away. But the job
description is as distant from an asshole like brownback as
trump is a leader. Numbers are against sam having to look for
a real job..walmart greeting dude...

WASHINGTON

Senate Democrats will delay the confirmation of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback as ambassador for religious liberty because of his record on gay rights.

Democrats plan to force Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to take extra procedural steps on the Brownback nomination in order to get him confirmed, a Democratic aide told The Kansas City Star.

Senate Democrats, though, will have trouble blocking a final confirmation vote. Under current rules, executive appointees such as Brownback only need 51 votes to overcome additional hurdles for confirmation. Republicans control 52 of the Senate’s 100 seats.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article181747251.html#storylink=cpy

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