Patty Murray, other Senate Democrats prepare to fight Trumps nominees

[TexasTowelie]

Washington state’s U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is sounding an alarm over how the Cabinet picks of President-elect Donald Trump could roll back health-care laws, restrict abortion and even privatize Medicare.

But Murray and other Senate Democrats may not be able to do much to obstruct Trump nominees — in part because of a change to filibuster rules Democrats themselves put in place three years ago.

In an interview, Murray, the third-ranking Senate Democrat, pointed with dismay to Trump’s choice of U.S. Rep. Tom Price, R-Georgia, to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Price has a 100 percent anti-abortion voting record and has criticized mandated free birth control provided under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, which he has pushed to repeal.

Read more: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/patty-murray-other-senate-dems-prepare-to-fight-trumps-nominees/

[TheDebbieDee]

1. There aren't enough Senate Democrats to stop anything, are there?

[MichMary]

4. Without the filibuster

the D's will have to hope enough R's jump ship on some of these nominees to stop confirmations.

[onecaliberal]

2. Yes there are .

[elleng]

3. Some adults in the room, at least.

They'll make apparent to the public, and the rest of the chamber, the facts of the situation.

[marybourg]

5. They'd better learn to tweet, because

they can't expect any publicity from the M$M.

[TheDebbieDee]

6. +10000