12 Trump appointees confirmed by committees and are awaiting full senate vote. Obstructionist Democrats drag their feet, though all cabinet members are expected to be confirmed by the full senate within the next couple of week. Betsy DeVos expected to be confirmed tomorrow, on Tuesday, at 12 pm EST
Posted on | February 6, 2017 | 2 Comments
- Homeland Security: John Kelly – confirmed
- Secretary of Defense: James Mattis– confirmed
- Secretary of State: Rex Tillerson – confirmed
- CIA Director: Mike Pompeo – confirmed
- Secretary of Transportation: Elaine Chao – confirmed
- U.N. Ambassador: Nikki Haley – confirmed
- Secretary of Education: Betsy DeVos – floor vote 2/7, 12 p.m./li>
- Attorney General: Jeff Sessions – awaiting floor vote- likely this week
- Secretary of Commerce: Wilbur Ross – awaiting floor vote
- Secretary of Housing: Ben Carson – awaiting floor vote
- Secretary of the Interior: Ryan Zinke – awaiting floor vote
- EPA Administrator: Scott Pruitt – awaiting floor vote
- Secretary of Commerce: Wilbur Ross awaiting floor vote
- Secretary of Energy: Rick Perry – awaiting floor vote
- Secretary of Health and Human Services: Tom Price – awaiting floor vote – likely this week
- Secretary of the Treasury: Steve Mnuchin – awaiting floor vote
- OMB Director: Mick Mulvaney – awaiting floor vote- likely this week
- SBA Administrator: Linda McMahon – awaiting floor vote
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs: David Shulkin – committee vote 2/7
- Secretary of Labor: Andy Puzder – initial hearing delayed, now awaiting hearing
- Secretary of Agriculture: Sonny Perdue – awaiting hearing
- Director of National Intelligence: Dan Coats – awaiting hearing
- U.S. Trade Representative: Robert Lighthizer – awaiting hearing
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February 7th, 2017 @ 10:08 am
The administration has been too nice, they missed a lot more here in the U.S. How about the man that was decapitated in N.Y.C. and it was covered maybe for a day or two?
February 7th, 2017 @ 10:27 am
Very high percentage of success!