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BumRushDaShow

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Tue Feb 11, 2025, 08:31 AM Feb 11

Senate advances Gabbard's nomination to become DNI [View all]

Source: Roll Call

Posted February 10, 2025 at 7:32pm


Tulsi Gabbard, the nominee to become director of national intelligence, is one step closer to confirmation after the Senate crossed a procedural hurdle Monday. Senators voted 52-46 to approve a cloture motion on Gabbard’s nomination. The vote on confirmation could come as soon as late Tuesday unless members agree to shorten the time for debate.

Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., praised Gabbard in a floor speech ahead of the vote, highlighting her “plans to focus on identifying and eliminating redundancies and inefficiencies” as well as her intent to prosecute leakers “to the full extent of the law.” “In recent years, there have been some significant intelligence failures, and these failures aren’t confined to one agency or one part of the world,” Thune said. “The intelligence community needs to refocus on its core mission: collecting intelligence and providing unbiased analysis of that information. That’s what Tulsi Gabbard is committed to ensuring if she is confirmed.”

Gabbard, who represented Hawaii in the House as a Democrat for eight years, faced bipartisan scrutiny during a confirmation hearing in the Senate Intelligence Committee last month. Chief among lawmakers’ concerns was her support for whistleblower Edward Snowden and a 2017 trip to Syria in which she met with then-leader Bashar Assad.

But Republicans moved her through the committee on a party-line vote. The Monday cloture vote was also along party lines, with Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., missing the vote. Democrats on Monday again raised concerns about Gabbard. Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Mark Warner, D-Va., said ahead of the vote that his concerns about Gabbard’s potential confirmation have been heightened by recent Trump administration actions impacting intelligence and related agencies.

Read more: https://rollcall.com/2025/02/10/senate-advances-gabbards-nomination-to-become-dni/



Next up would be the final debate and vote by the full Senate.
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It becomes clear that Gaetz was not just a stalking horse... FBaggins Feb 11 #1
What's that sound you hear? Best_man23 Feb 11 #2
Matt Gaetz is probably kicking himself for removing his name as a nominee. sop Feb 11 #3
NOne of these traitors will be stopped --she and the sec of defense may be the two most unqualified cabinet members ever JT45242 Feb 11 #4
I'll bet Putin's tail is wagging! surfered Feb 11 #5
Oy veh. WestMichRad Feb 11 #6
Neither GABBARD nor RFK Jr will be confirmed. speak easy Feb 11 #7
If RFK Jr. and Gabbard each lose only three Republican votes, the Senate is tied and Vice President Vance votes to 24601 Feb 11 #8
Right, that's why speak_easy said McConnell will recruit a 4th. I hope he's right! (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 11 #9
I have a feeling the rest of the GOP are too cowardly to cave to Turtle. BumRushDaShow Feb 11 #11
:( speak easy Feb 11 #15
Sorry... that's wishful thinking FBaggins Feb 11 #12
:( speak easy Feb 11 #14
Susan Collins announced last week that she would support Tulsi Polybius Feb 11 #19
Call your senators now to oppose Gabbard--script below from 5calls website. Do what you can while you can. Timeflyer Feb 11 #10
And Mitch McConnel voted how........... let me fucking guess............this country would not be in this shit hole turbinetree Feb 11 #13
Ugh!! LeftInTX Feb 11 #16
She's going to weaponize this position Owens Feb 11 #17
Hey Fetterman, get ready to VOTE on Tuesday!!! Wheeeee....... Bengus81 Feb 11 #18
It wouldn't make any difference BumRushDaShow Feb 11 #20
It matters alot to me that a Democrat would vote for a 100% unqualified Putin lover Bengus81 Feb 11 #21
This past Friday he said he would vote against Gabbard and RFK Jr. BumRushDaShow Feb 11 #22
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