Doug Burgum – Secretary of Interior – Confirmed By a vote of 80-17, new Secretary of Interior, Doug Burgum, was confirmed today. No Republicans crossed the aisle to vote against his confirmation, but three Democrat senators could not be bothered to vote one way or the other. The three “not voting” Democrats were New Jersey’s…
Sean Duffy – Secretary of Transportation – Confirmed New Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy was confirmed today by a Senate vote of 77-22. No Republicans voted against his confirmation, but Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff cast no vote in the hearing.
Scott Bessent – Secretary of Treasury – Confirmed By a tally of 68-29, the Senate today confirmed incoming Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent. Not one Republican voted against Bessent’s nomination. On the other hand, Utah Republican Sheehy and California Dem Padilla did not vote. Oh, and Democrat Jon Ossoff of Georgia (again) could not find…