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Roland99

(53,342 posts) Tue Jan 29, 2019, 11:49 AM Jan 2019

Breaking. Senate delays Barr confirmation vote amid Dems' concerns

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BREAKING:
Natasha Bertrand

@NatashaBertrand
! Senate panel postpones attorney general nominee William P. Barr’s confirmation vote amid Democrats’ concerns https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/01/29/senate-panel-postpones-attorney-general-nominee-william-p-barrs-confirmation-vote-amid-democrats-concerns/ …

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Breaking. Senate delays Barr confirmation vote amid Dems' concerns (Original Post) Roland99 Jan 2019 OP

I can't see tweet. bdamomma Jan 2019 #1

who "doesn't know shit?" (Barr?) Here is the tweet content: hlthe2b Jan 2019 #3

Yes bdamomma Jan 2019 #9

Get thee to the greatest page malaise Jan 2019 #2

Senate Dems may know something about Barr MontanaMama Jan 2019 #4

I think so still_one Jan 2019 #5

The minority has the power to delay a committee vote for a week. tritsofme Jan 2019 #6

It may be nothing gratuitous Jan 2019 #7

I hope dems are threatening to go public with something big on that blob. onecaliberal Jan 2019 #8

bdamomma

(63,962 posts)

1. I can't see tweet.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 11:50 AM

Jan 2019

but the guy doesn't know shit. Nothing new for this regime.

hlthe2b

(102,530 posts)

3. who "doesn't know shit?" (Barr?) Here is the tweet content:

Reply to bdamomma (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 11:53 AM

Jan 2019

Natasha Bertrand
?Verified account @NatashaBertrand

! Senate panel postpones attorney general nominee William P. Barr’s confirmation vote amid Democrats’ concerns

The tweet was retweeted from Seth Abramson's twitter feed.

bdamomma

(63,962 posts)

9. Yes

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 02:52 PM

Jan 2019

Barr is the person I am referring to.

malaise

(269,293 posts)

2. Get thee to the greatest page

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 11:53 AM

Jan 2019

NOW!

MontanaMama

(23,367 posts)

4. Senate Dems may know something about Barr

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 11:59 AM

Jan 2019

that we don’t know. Good on them for the delay.

still_one

(92,510 posts)

5. I think so

Reply to MontanaMama (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 12:03 PM

Jan 2019

tritsofme

(17,440 posts)

6. The minority has the power to delay a committee vote for a week.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 12:10 PM

Jan 2019

Democrats exercised this privilege, doesn’t say much about potential trouble for the nomination.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

7. It may be nothing

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 12:16 PM

Jan 2019

The Post story linked in the Bertrand tweet says the delay is not expected to have an impact on Barr's eventual confirmation. But it's interesting that McConnell isn't just ram-rodding a confirmation vote through the whole Senate, as he was wont to do just a few weeks ago.

onecaliberal

(32,996 posts)

8. I hope dems are threatening to go public with something big on that blob.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 12:25 PM

Jan 2019

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