Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) vowed to vote “no” on all of President Donald Trump’s remaining Cabinet nominees.
While she voted with other Democrats to confirm Secretary of State Marco Rubio, she has said “no” to multiple other nominees, such as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins.
Duckworth said she would be voting “no” because of Trump’s collaboration with Elon Musk.
“Until Donald Trump and unelected billionaire Elon Musk stop their relentless spree of illegal power grabs that are inflicting pain on the middle class and damaging our national security, I’ll be voting ‘no’ on all remaining top-level Cabinet nominees,” Duckworth told the Hill.
“I refuse to aid and abet these illegal and harmful power grabs by voting for any of this Administration’s remaining Cabinet-level nominees,” Duckworth added.
Duckworth’s vote is likely not needed for Republicans, who have a 53-47 majority in the Senate, to confirm Trump’s remaining Cabinet nominations. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee for health and human services secretary, and Tulsi Gabbard, the nominee for director of national intelligence, have yet to be confirmed.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who has been rumored as a swing vote, said he would not vote for either Gabbard or Kennedy on Thursday.
“I have met with most of the Cabinet nominees and have carefully watched their confirmation hearings. After considering what’s at stake, I have voted against moving forward to the confirmation of Ms. Gabbard and Mr. Kennedy, and will be voting NO on their confirmations,” he said Thursday.
Twelve of Trump’s Cabinet nominees have been confirmed, while at least 10 are in line to face a Senate floor vote.
Democrats have been especially upset with Musk’s ventures with the Department of Government Efficiency. Musk was likely responsible for the U.S. Agency for International Development shuttering, which caused a protest to erupt outside the agency on Wednesday.
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) let the administration know his feelings on the closure of the agency.
“No one is more delighted that the United States is retreating from its global leadership role than the Communist Party of China,” Warner said. “I want to be clear: The latest attempt by the Trump administration to freeze U.S.-funded foreign aid assistance and punish the men and women who are working at the agency is a gift to our adversaries that will make us less safe.”
