Responding to Lisa Murkowski: Chris Wright talks about extending affordable energy to places like remote Alaska communities. Nothing yet about ANWR or Alaska energy production.
Same with Sean Duffy. No one is looking to challenge. Actually the Senators are almost entreating him to look at their State's projects and issues. It's interesting.
Lots of kumbaya moments at the Rubio hearing.
Sen. Daines gives a shout-out to Rubio's son, Anthony, for his first college touchdown last month.
ROFL - Bondi just rolled you, Mazie. Y'all were so indignant about Hegseth not meeting with you - but you weren't up for meeting with Bondi?
This is the first time that many people in the country have seen a high-profile government official refuse to say that Joe Biden won the 2020 election. The country needed this.
Rubio on all the special envoys named by Trump: They will sit on a specific issue and have a defined objective.
Well, while Transportation is essential, it certainly ain't sexy! Duffy will slide through.
Heh - Thillis just pointed out that the focus on Patel highlights that they've got very little to go after Bondi on.
Bondi's hearing is giving Kash Patel a solid preview of what he'll face.
Rubio: You can't come into the U.S. if you're a supporter of Hamas. You can't stay in the U.S. if you're a supporter of Hamas. We're going to be forceful on that.
The female Democrats on the Armed Services Committee had the disadvantage of coming off as screechy in their attempts to challenge Hegseth. One of the advantages Bondi has, as the witness, is that the Democrat men on the Judiciary Committee have to tread carefully so as not to come off overly aggressive. Just the reality of the male-female dynamic.
Blumenthal has just swung from suggesting Bondi answered questions because she felt she was supposed to say them, and now he is demanding she disavow comments by Trump because she is supposed to do so.
McCormick urges Rubio to make the return of hostage Mark Fogel a priority. Rubio says there's now "a market" for detaining Americans.
Senator Padilla blaming the California wildfires on climate change. I guess climate change causes arson?
Blumenthal: "I'm sympathetic always to a former AG, particularly having been one myself...but you're super scary!!" (More or less.)
They're not even that riled up in Bondi's.
The Dems are super low-energy at Rubio's hearing.
The Dems are super low-energy at Rubio's hearing.
Well, Sen. Mazie Hirono, I admit, did not embarrass herself as much as she did in the Hegseth hearing yesterday. Granted that's setting the bar really low.
Well, Sen. Mazie Hirono, I admit, did not embarrass herself as much as she did in the Hegseth hearing yesterday. Granted that's setting the bar really low.