Wondering why the Senate leadership has not held the confirmation vote for Jeff Sessions as Attorney General yet? Ted Barrett and Tom LoBianco at CNN suggest an answer.
The nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education has been scheduled for tomorrow. Two Republican Senators have bailed. If the vote is 50-50, Vice President Pence will cast the tie-breaking vote, the first such Veep vote on a cabinet nominee in history.
If that vote came in the gap between Senator Sessions resigning from the Senate to take the helm at DoJ and Gov. Bentley's naming of a successor, Ms. DeVos's nomination would go down 50-49.
The nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education has been scheduled for tomorrow. Two Republican Senators have bailed. If the vote is 50-50, Vice President Pence will cast the tie-breaking vote, the first such Veep vote on a cabinet nominee in history.
If that vote came in the gap between Senator Sessions resigning from the Senate to take the helm at DoJ and Gov. Bentley's naming of a successor, Ms. DeVos's nomination would go down 50-49.
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