Twenty-two members of the Senate Democratic caucus flipped their votes on Sean Duffy, President Trump’s decide to move the Transportation Division, after the White Home price range workplace issued a memo Monday night pausing giant swaths of federal funding, which Democrats warned would plunge the nation in chaos.
Duffy’s nomination superior on the Senate flooring Monday by a unanimous vote of 97-0, however loads of the bipartisan feeling of goodwill towards the nominee evaporated after Trump’s Workplace of Administration and Finances issued steerage that Democrats stated would freeze a lot federal help.
Twenty-one Democrats and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who caucuses with Democrats, voted towards confirming Duffy Tuesday afternoon, a outstanding shift in sentiment reflecting the deep anger of many Democrats over Trump’s newest government motion. He was confirmed on a 77-22 vote.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), one of many Democrats who flipped on Duffy, stated the price range memo spurred him to alter his thoughts.
“It’s already causing chaos and confusion,” he stated of the OMB directive.
“The president’s freezing funds for essential and urgent programs that are the responsibility of the Department of Transportation and we need to hear from Sean Duffy how he’s going to oppose it,” Blumenthal stated.
