Senate, Lutnick and Commerce

Trump's nominee for Commerce secretary passes key vote in the Senate
President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, passed a key procedural vote in the Senate on Thursday, clearing the path for his final confirmation vote.
Senate advances Howard Lutnick for Commerce secretary
The Senate on Thursday afternoon advanced along party lines the nomination of Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department. The chamber vote to wind down debate on Lutnick was 52-45, with no Democrats supporting President Donald Trump’s pick. Every Republican present voted in favor.
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The Senate on Thursday voted to invoke cloture on Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick, ending debate on his nomination and teeing him up for a final vote in the coming days.
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Senate votes to limit debate on Lutnick nomination to be Commerce Secretary by 52-45
Freshman Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno as Presiding Officer is seen as Senators deliberate on the floor conferring with a reading clerk before announcing the roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Howard Lutnick to serve as Secretary of Commerce in the second Trump Administration.
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