Do the Republicans have the votes?

Committee vote...not the confirmation vote

Yes, they would not schedule a vote if not

Scheduling a floor vote means they think they do. The committee is up to Flake but irrelevant somce Mitch declared he would call a floor vote regardless.

What’s the committee vote for? Why not just call a vote to confirm and be done with it. frick the Dems!! Elections have consequences!!!!!

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You have to get him out of committee before he can be confirmed by the Senate

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No no no. MetaMitch says he's calling a floor vote regardless.

What does get him out of committee mean?

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What exactly does this mean? For those of us who haven’t had a civics class in a decade or 2.

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Many of these Senators need to get home to campaign for their seats. Mitch is going to give them an opportunity to leave next week. If they stall again, he will keep them there until Christmas.

The vote is next week.

Bills and Nominations go to a committee first and needs a majority vote to come out and be put on the calendar. It lays over 24 hours and then comes to the floor. it then is debated for 30 working hours. The Democrats will attack it,lie about it, and filibuster it the whole 30 hours, then it will be voted on. It will be about Wednesday before the whole Senate will vote on him,up or down. We'll know about Wednesday, not Friday.

Jeff Flake and the flakettes from Maine and Alaska might want to get a bigger boat if they torpedo this.

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Brah, you need some SchoolHouse Rock or some shite.

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Im just a bill, Im only a bill, and Im sittin on capitol hill...

Papa you and I are gettin old.