Twitter: Senate voting now to limit debate on Shanahan's nomination to be Deputy Defense Secretary

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1. Senate currently holding at 86-6 in favor of ending debate on Shanahan's nomination.

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2. Senate votes to proceed with Trump's deputy defense secretary nominee

The Senate voted Monday to end debate and move on to a final confirmation vote on President Trump's nominee for deputy secretary of defense.

A confirmation vote on Pat Shanahan, a vice president at Boeing, will likely be held Tuesday following a partisan scuffle in the Senate over the slow pace of confirmations. Shanahan could fill a key spot in the Pentagon for the Trump administration as it attempts to shore up depleted forces and prepare for a buildup next year.

Shanahan was approved by the Armed Services Committee on June 28 and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed Democrats for a delay on the floor. Sen. John McCain gave a fiery speech last week urging the chamber to put partisan politics aside for defense nominees.

For their part, Democrats under Sen. Chuck Schumer were reluctant to move quickly on Trump's picks during a larger fight over healthcare. Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, Edward Markey, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren still voted against moving forward on the nomination.


http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/senate-votes-to-proceed-with-trumps-deputy-defense-secretary-nominee/article/2628908