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2016 Postmortem

drray23

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3. End of their term ?

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 08:17 PM

Jan 2017

That could be years. I do remember that some gop senators did that in the past when you could actually place secret holds. I think they changed it so it can no longer be secret.

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Can Senators in Committees put a hold on nominees? [View all] adigal Jan 2017 OP

Thanks for posting. Couldn't bring myself to watch the hearings because DeVos makes me skylucy Jan 2017 #1

Im pretty upset.,this was embarrassing in so many ways adigal Jan 2017 #7

Yes, but the hold only lasts until the end of the term or unless a cloture motion guillaumeb Jan 2017 #2

End of their term ? drray23 Jan 2017 #3

There are still open and closed holds. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #4

Ok, so it's symbolic Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #5

I agree. My feeling is that the Democratic Senators guillaumeb Jan 2017 #9

This could be a way to require 60 votes though karynnj Jan 2017 #6

DeVos "claims" at this time to support the idea of publci schools. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #11

Thank you! Much appreciated! Nt adigal Jan 2017 #8

You are welcome. eom guillaumeb Jan 2017 #10