Senate Democrats Boycott Committee Votes On Two Top Trump Nominees

WASHINGTON 'Senate Democrats deployed a dramatic 11th hour maneuver to deny committee votes of two of President Donald Trumps Cabinet picks Tuesday, arguing that those nominees had lied to them.Senators were set to vote on Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) to lead the Department of Health and Human Services and Steve Mnuchin to lead the Treasury Department.By not showing up for the votes, Democrats denied Republicans the quorum they needed to move forward to confirmation.At least one Democrat needs to be present for the vote to happen.Senate Republicans were outraged, throwing their plans to quickly confirm Trumps nominees into disarray.This is one of the most alarming things Ive seen in my 40 years in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said in the Senate Finance Committee hearing Tuesday. There isnt a fellow on the other side I do not care for. Normally theyre very honorable and decent people. Thats why its so shocking to me that theyre not here when weve given them every opportunity to be here. ...Thats not only ridiculous, its offensive.I think they ought to stop posturing and acting like idiots, he added. Stop holding news conferences and come here and express yourself here and vote one way or the other.The scene at @RepTomPrice's finance committee vote where Senate Dems are boycotting the vote, demanding more information. #PriceIsWrong pic.twitter.com/m3v7PRVdoZ CAP Action (@CAPAction) January 31, 2017 This is a breaking news story and will be updated.Want more updates from Amanda Terkel' Sign up for her newsletter, Piping Hot Truth, here. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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