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Chris Geidner

3 Nov, 5 tweets, 2 min read

https://twitter.com/senjeffmerkley/status/1455894682496638976

Merkley: “I have carefully considered Mayor Emanuel’s record … and I have reached the decision that I cannot support his nomination to serve as a U.S. Ambassador.”

https://twitter.com/senjeffmerkley/status/1455894682496638976

Merkley’s statement comes as Emanuel’s nomination is set to be considered at today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee business meeting: foreign.senate.gov/hearings/busin…

So: Who else? How many? And how many GOP votes is he going to get? (At least one Republican said Rahm had his support during his confirmation hearing.)

https://twitter.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1455899502318080005

Rahm’s nomination goes to the floor, with at least some Republican support from the committee.

https://twitter.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1455899502318080005

@ChrisMurphyCT

That means @ChrisMurphyCT @CoryBooker and @brianschatz — all of whom are on the committee and active on Twitter — did not record a no vote on the Rahm Emanuel nomination, despite Emanuel’s role in the coverup of Laquan McDonald’s murder. msnbc.com/opinion/rahm-e…

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