Senate Confirmation Hearings Live Wed. Jan 15

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-15 15:04:40 | Updated at 2025-01-19 03:11:18 3 days ago

Senate Confirmation Hearings Live Wed. Jan 15
U.S. Senate.gov ^ | 15 January 2025 | U.S. Senate.gov

Posted on 01/15/2025 6:40:37 AM PST by NautiNurse

9:30 a.m.: Pam Bondi, Justice Department

The former Florida attorney general makes the first of two scheduled appearances before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She was Trump’s pick for attorney general hours after his first choice, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration. Gaetz was facing questions about a federal sex trafficking investigation and a House Ethics Committee inquiry into allegations that he paid for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl.

Bondi is a longtime fixture in Trump’s orbit. The attorney general will be one of the most closely watched Cabinet members, given the concern among Democrats that Trump will look to bend the Justice Department to his will.

10 a.m.: Sean Duffy, Transportation Department

The former Wisconsin congressman who was also a co-host on Fox Business will be questioned by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The department oversees pipelines, railroads, cars, trucks, airlines and mass transit systems, as well as funding for highways.

10 a.m.: John Ratcliffe, CIA

Ratcliffe, director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump’s first term, goes before Senate Intelligence Committee. The former Texas congressman is in line to lead the nation’s premier spy agency, responsible for foreign covert operations and collecting data on U.S. adversaries.

10 a.m.: Marco Rubio, State Department

The Florida senator has served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which is considering his nomination to be secretary of state. As head of the State Department, job, Rubio would oversee the U.S. foreign service, advise Trump on diplomatic appointments and conduct negotiations with foreign leaders on behalf of the administration.

10 a.m.: Chris Wright, Energy Department

The fossil fuel executive, who has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change, appears before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The secretary oversees energy generation and use in the United States as well as the nation’s nuclear weapon stockpile. Wright would also join Burgum on the National Energy Council.

1 p.m.: Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget

Vought, OMB director during Trump’s first term, goes before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Vought was closely involved with Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for Trump’s second term that the Republican nominee tried to distance himself from during the campaign. The budget director oversee the building of the president’s budget and review of proposed regulations.

TOPICS: Breaking News; Government
KEYWORDS: bondi; confirmation; duffy; ratcliffe; rubio; senate; vought; wright

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Busy confirmation hearings day.

1 posted on 01/15/2025 6:40:37 AM PST by NautiNurse

To: All

Chuck Grassley introducing Pam Bondi.

2 posted on 01/15/2025 6:42:06 AM PST by NautiNurse (With a cough and a sputter, the original lying dog-faced pony soldier is led out to pasture. )

To: NautiNurse

This is from Senate.gov? It reads like an MSM report.

Whoever penned this should be canned.

3 posted on 01/15/2025 6:46:34 AM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)

To: Carry_Okie

Various sources. I looked to see whether you had already posted a thread. Didn’t find it, so this is today’s coverage.

4 posted on 01/15/2025 6:48:53 AM PST by NautiNurse (With a cough and a sputter, the original lying dog-faced pony soldier is led out to pasture. )

To: NautiNurse

BTTT!

5 posted on 01/15/2025 6:49:33 AM PST by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)

To: NautiNurse

Grassley is laying out an incredibly long list of dirty s-—the FBI used to go after Trump!

6 posted on 01/15/2025 6:50:39 AM PST by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement! Thereon)

To: NautiNurse

I expect the corrupt unethical Senators making a circus of the hearings on each of these. Yesterday’s performances by Caine, Bluementhal and Warren demonstrated the lack of intelligence with rich hypocrisy.

7 posted on 01/15/2025 6:52:18 AM PST by vetvetdoug

To: milagro

Chuck Grassley is older than dirt, and he's outstanding.

Ranking Minority Dickie Turban Durbin is way past his sell-by date.

8 posted on 01/15/2025 6:52:56 AM PST by NautiNurse (With a cough and a sputter, the original lying dog-faced pony soldier is led out to pasture. )

To: vetvetdoug

Tim “Hinkey Eyebrow” Kaine was downright creepy yesterday. Bona-fide perv.

9 posted on 01/15/2025 6:54:05 AM PST by NautiNurse (With a cough and a sputter, the original lying dog-faced pony soldier is led out to pasture. )

To: NautiNurse

He badly needed a haircut. Looked horrible.

10 posted on 01/15/2025 6:54:51 AM PST by 38special (The government is ruining our country!)

To: NautiNurse

And he is spewing out s-— that truly STINKS!

11 posted on 01/15/2025 6:57:17 AM PST by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement! Thereon)

To: vetvetdoug

Rick Scott introducing Pam Bondi.

12 posted on 01/15/2025 6:59:57 AM PST by NautiNurse (With a cough and a sputter, the original lying dog-faced pony soldier is led out to pasture. )

To: milagro

Durbin gave us a preview of the Dem mud slinging today.

13 posted on 01/15/2025 7:02:03 AM PST by NautiNurse (With a cough and a sputter, the original lying dog-faced pony soldier is led out to pasture. )

To: Carry_Okie

Yup. I did a double take on the source, the author is Us senate.gov, whoever that is.

14 posted on 01/15/2025 7:03:09 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)

To: vetvetdoug

I expect the corrupt unethical Senators making a circus of the hearings on each of these.

Clowns, all of them.

15 posted on 01/15/2025 7:04:08 AM PST by 1Old Pro

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