Both Senators Carper and Coons voted against the more controversial Trump nominees last week (Mnuchin, Pruitt, Mulvaney), but they voted for Linda McMahon for the Small Business Administration and David Shulkin for Veterans Affairs. To be fair, all 100 Senators voted for Shulkin, and 81 Senators voted for McMahon, so like Elaine Chao, those nominees were not controversial.
Both Senators also voted against a measure that rejected an Obama era Instant Background Check regulation, which is good. Unfortunately, that measure passed.
Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester also voted against everything last week, included a measure that defunds Planned Parenthood.
| Recent Senate Votes |
Confirmation of Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury – Vote Confirmed (53-47)
The Senate confirmed Steven Mnuchin to be secretary of the Treasury.
Sen. Thomas Carper voted NO
Sen. Chris Coons voted NO
Confirmation of David Shulkin to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs – Vote Confirmed (100-0)
The Senate confirmed David Shulkin to be secretary of Veterans Affairs
Sen. Thomas Carper voted YES
Sen. Chris Coons voted YES
Confirmation of Linda McMahon to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration – Vote Confirmed (81-19)
The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to be the administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Sen. Thomas Carper voted YES
Sen. Chris Coons voted YES
Disapprove Instant Criminal Background Check Rule – Vote Passed (57-43)
The Senate passed legislation which would disapprove, under terms of the Congressional Review Act, a December 2016 Social Security Administration rule that could make it easier for certain mentally challenged individuals to be placed on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), thereby restricting them from purchasing firearms.
Sen. Thomas Carper voted NO
Sen. Chris Coons voted NO
Confirmation of Mick Mulvaney to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget – Vote Confirmed (51-49)
The Senate confirmed South Carolina Republican Rep. Mick Mulvaney to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sen. Thomas Carper voted NO
Sen. Chris Coons voted NO
Confirmation of Scott Pruitt to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency – Vote Confirmed (52-46, 2 Not Voting)
The Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt to be the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Sen. Thomas Carper voted NO
Sen. Chris Coons voted NO
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| Recent House Votes |
Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act – Vote Passed (250-171, 10 Not Voting)
The bill would require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to pay for a private survey to identify the south boundary line along the Red River separating Texas and Oklahoma with regards to land title and ownership, with the states of Texas and Oklahoma to determine which lands are federal lands and which are private.
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester voted NO
Disapprove Local Government Retirement Plan ERISA Exemption Rule – Vote Passed (234-191, 6 Not Voting)
The measure would disapprove the rule issued by the Labor Department on Dec. 20, 2016, that exempts local government-administered retirement plans for workers at private sector businesses and nonprofit entities from certain restrictions and requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester voted NO
Disapprove State Retirement Plan ERISA Exemption Rule – Vote Passed (231-193, 7 Not Voting)
The measure would disapprove the rule issued by the Labor Department on Aug. 30, 2016, that exempts state-administered retirement plans for workers at private sector businesses and nonprofit entities that don’t offer retirement plans from certain restrictions and requirements under ERISA.
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester voted NO
Disapprove Unemployment Benefit Drug Testing Rule – Vote Passed (236-189, 6 Not Voting)
The joint resolution would disapprove the rule issued by the Labor Department on Aug. 1, 2016, that defines the occupations for which states can require individuals applying for unemployment benefits to undergo drug testing.
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester voted NO
Disapprove Alaska Predator Control Rule – Vote Passed (225-193, 12 Not Voting)
The joint resolution would disapprove the rule issued by the Interior Department on Aug. 5, 2016, that prohibits certain predator control practices in national wildlife refuges in Alaska (such as the taking of mother bears and their cubs, the killing of wolves and their pups at den sites, and aerial shooting).
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester voted NO
Disapprove HHS Planned Parenthood Funding Rule – Vote Passed (230-188, 12 Not Voting)
The resolution would disapprove the rule issued by the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) on Dec. 19, 2016, that modifies eligibility requirements for Title X grants for family planning services to specify that states awarding funds cannot prohibit a health care provider from participating for reasons other than its ability to provide Title X services.
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester voted NO |
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Hmmm… Would seem our two favorite DINOS are a bit scared and know we’re watching them, that’s nice. Still want to see both get a primary, and perhaps a lesson while we’re at it.