Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee suspended committee
rules to advance two of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks after
Democrats boycotted the nomination votes for the second straight day.
In a unanimous 14 to zero vote on Wednesday, the
GOP senators advanced Rep. Tom Price, nominated to lead Health and
Human Services, and Steve Mnuchin, nominated to leader the Treasury, to
the full Senate for a final confirmation vote.
Democrats attempted to delay the votes by
boycotting the hearings, which required Democrats to be present for a
quorum. But on the second straight day of boycotting, Republicans used a
parliamentary procedure to hold a vote while no Democrats were present.
"We took some unprecedented actions today due to
the unprecedented obstruction on the part of our colleagues," Sen.
Orrin Hatch, the chair of the committee, said in his opening remarks.
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Source: NBC News
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