Senate GOP clears first vote on 97 Trump nominees; final confirmation expected next week
Senate Republicans on Wednesday passed the first procedural hurdle to advance a package of 97 Trump nominees, setting up final confirmation votes expected next week; the slate includes Anthony D'Esposito for Labor Department inspector general and NLRB picks James Murphy and Scott Mayer. The group was repackaged after Sen. Michael Bennet objected last week to an earlier bundle that erroneously included a Cabinet-level (Level 1) nominee, and if confirmed these votes would push GOP approvals of Trump’s second-term nominees to more than 400 in the first year.
📌 Key Facts
- Senate Republicans passed the first procedural hurdle Wednesday to advance a package of 97 Trump nominees.
- Final confirmation votes on the bloc are expected next week.
- The package includes Anthony D'Esposito for Labor Department inspector general and National Labor Relations Board picks James Murphy and Scott Mayer.
- Republicans repackaged the slate after Sen. Michael Bennet objected last week to an earlier bundle that had erroneously included a Cabinet-level (Level 1) nominee.
- If this tranche is confirmed, Republicans will have approved over 400 Trump nominees in his second term’s first year.
📊 Relevant Data
In 2023, the past year illicit drug use rate for people aged 12 or older was 27.2% for non-Hispanic White and 26.4% for non-Hispanic Black.
Results from the 2021-2023 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health — SAMHSA
In 2020, 24.9% of drug abuse violation arrests were of Black individuals (who comprise approximately 12% of the US population), while 72.2% were of White individuals (who comprise approximately 59% of the US population).
Arrests by offense, age, and race — Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
In federal drug trafficking cases from 2017-2021, Black males were 35.2% less likely to receive a probation-only sentence compared to White males.
2023 Demographic Differences in Federal Sentencing Report — United States Sentencing Commission
In 2023, the unemployment rate was 5.5% for Black workers, 4.6% for Hispanic workers, 3.3% for White workers, and 3.0% for Asian workers.
Labor force characteristics by race and ethnicity, 2023 — Bureau of Labor Statistics
In 2023, the union membership rate was 11.8% for Black workers, 9.8% for White workers, 9.0% for Hispanic workers, and 7.8% for Asian workers.
Union Membership (Annual) News Release — Bureau of Labor Statistics
📰 Sources (2)
- Senate Republicans passed the first procedural hurdle Wednesday to advance a package of 97 Trump nominees.
- Final confirmation votes on the bloc are expected next week.
- Package includes Anthony D'Esposito for Labor Department inspector general and NLRB picks James Murphy and Scott Mayer.
- Republicans repackaged the slate after Sen. Michael Bennet’s objection last week to an earlier bundle that erroneously included a Cabinet-level (Level 1) nominee.
- If this tranche is confirmed, Republicans will have approved over 400 Trump nominees in his second term’s first year.