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In reply to the discussion: 16 Dem Senators Voted To Give Musk Team Access To Treasury Payment System [View all]
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16 Dem Senators Voted To Give Musk Team Access To Treasury Payment System [View all]
Rendville
Feb 2025
OP
Be careful what you wish for. You may end up with a Senate with 75 or 80 Republicans.
Wiz Imp
Feb 2025
#114
He needed to prevent members of his caucus that he's the leader of to not vote for this Secy of Treasury.
Yavin4
Feb 2025
#94
No he is not on the list of people who voted to confirm the Secy of the Treasury
Lulu KC
Feb 2025
#92
Because the senate democratic caucus leaders insist that normal processes apply.
Voltaire2
Feb 2025
#31
I think it's better that they distinguish between qualified nominees like Bessent and nutcases like RFk.
pnwmom
Feb 2025
#83
I think it's better that they refuse to vote for any Trump nominee. At all. Do not help the Republican majority. Period.
ancianita
Feb 2025
#96
The OP is about the consequence of 16 senators' votes, and so indirectly true.
ancianita
Feb 2025
#147
No, it's false, plain and simple. "Indirectly true" sounds like a Trumpism. We're better than that. nt
pnwmom
Feb 2025
#153
That's your opinion. It doesn't change the fact that the title of the OP was false. nt
pnwmom
Feb 2025
#145
How can you say he's qualified when he immediately opened the system to a non elected
questionseverything
Feb 2025
#142
His qualifications were based on his HISTORY, not his decisions going forward. nt
pnwmom
Feb 2025
#146
Agree. Misleading titles are not helpful, even if clarified in the body of the post. nt
Susan Calvin
Feb 2025
#112
It is false because they did not vote to give Bessent that authorization. No Treasury Secretary has ever
pnwmom
Feb 2025
#154
That's false. They recognize the difference between a nominee with deep experience, even if he's conservative,
pnwmom
Feb 2025
#130
It's not real. There was no vote to give the Musk team access to the Treasury payment system. N/T
lapucelle
Feb 2025
#163
What benefit do you see in an OP title that is false? Are you assuming DUers can't read and think? nt
pnwmom
Feb 2025
#84
I don't think we have time to pretend that Dem Senators are oblivious to what is happening.
Think. Again.
Feb 2025
#128
Not that I think any Democrat should vote for any Trump nominee. I don't.
Susan Calvin
Feb 2025
#115
I'd say primarying any Dem that DOES vote "yes" to anything from the right is probably a 'must do' right now.
Think. Again.
Feb 2025
#151
This headline is misleading. There has not been a vote approving Musk for anything.
33taw
Feb 2025
#3
It depends. If the person who they confirmed as treasury secretary gave every indication that he would be a proxy for
JohnSJ
Feb 2025
#41
Are you seriously comparing Hillary Clinton to the likes of woman-abuser and drunk Hegseth,
FoxNewsSucks
Feb 2025
#105
There's one thing here I always read. I suggest others in this thread do the same. n/t
rzemanfl
Feb 2025
#108
That nominee didn't say he'd let Musk do that. This would have happened under anyone Trump appointed.
pnwmom
Feb 2025
#49
The nominee had deep financial experience and isn't a nutcase like some of the others.
pnwmom
Feb 2025
#59
We don't need to send that message to Dumpy. It's the voters we need to keep in mind. nt
pnwmom
Feb 2025
#73
I figured you were responding to the misleading title. Thanks for responding! nt
pnwmom
Feb 2025
#53
This Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent position on tariffs should disqualify him. He seems like something like Peter
JohnSJ
Feb 2025
#57
Apparently though they did not vote for eloon to have access...they voted to confirm
Meowmee
Feb 2025
#62
Timothy Kaine--D Virginia, Hillary's running mate in '16 zzzzzzz. Wasn't he just being hailed for doing something?
elocs
Feb 2025
#69
Damn it! Dem Senators voted to confirm the Treasury Secretary and that is NOT the same
Earthrise
Feb 2025
#82
Do you really think they knew that Musk would attack these agencies and steal their data?
patphil
Feb 2025
#156
I agree, we don't need this kind of stuff right now! They want us fighting each other with bad information like this.
redstatebluegirl
Feb 2025
#107
Anyone who thinks that you're gonna get a better nominee than that from Trump is crazy.
Wiz Imp
Feb 2025
#167