The Senate voted to confirm Wall Street investor Howard Rutnick along the party line on Tuesday evening as President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Commerce.

Senator vote New Jersey Democrat Senator Cory Booker, Michigan’s Gary Peters, Kansas’s Jerry Moran and Alaska’s Dan Sullivan have not voted.

Lutnick will become Trump’s 17th cabinet candidate to win confirmation. The swift confirmation of Trump’s Cabinet candidates for Senate Republicans is far above the confirmation schedule for the Biden administration and the first Trump administration.

The Senate GOP secured confirmation of Trump’s 17th Cabinet candidate in 30 days, but the Democratic-controlled Senate in 2021 was the 17th Cabinet candidate for former President Joe Biden, according to a senior GOP aide. It took nearly 60 days to check the person.

“Under the Leader [John] Thune and Whip [John] “Barasso’s communications director, Kate Cooksey Noyes, said Tuesday that Senate Barasso is moving to introduce a presidential cabinet at record speeds.”

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At 5:30pm ET, the Senate votes for the allegations. @kash_patel. Next, submit a croto and put him on the watch. Steps aside – he will be confirmed by Thursday.

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Lutnick has secured the support of all GOP senators. The GOP Senator praised his moving personal story about his commitment to rebuilding his investment company in the aftermath of 9/11 and fighting the American industry as Secretary of Commerce.

“We are delighted that Rutnic will bring a ‘Get It done’ approach to the Commerce Department,” he said on the Senator’s floor on Tuesday before Rutnic’s confirmation vote. “I am sure he will work every day to help American commerce flourish so that the American people can flourish.”

As Secretary of Commerce, Lutnick will play an influential role in creating the Trump administration’s trade policy. president announcement 25% tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from all US trading partners on February 11th. Playing cards. It floated Last Thursday, the so-called mutual tariffs on American trading partners.

Latnick vowed to work with Trump to promote economic growth during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on January 29th.

“I saw the strength of the American spirit during President Trump’s campaign, and it promoted my desire to serve our country,” Rutnick said. I said Senator. “To hire great American workers in America to promote our economy, we need small, medium, large healthy businesses. I want to make government more sensitive. We are dedicated and working to ensure the greatest opportunity for Americans to succeed.”

Lutnick cleared the Senate commercial panel during the 16-12 vote on February 5th, with Democrat Sen. John Fetterman joining the Republicans and voting “Yes” for the commercial candidate.

Lutnick is chairman and CEO of investor company Cantor Fitzgerald. He is famous for rebuilding the company after more than 650 employees, including his brother, were killed on 9/11. phone The company has returned to his “biggest business achievement.”

Lutnick also co-chaired the Trump Vance transition team with former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who was tapped to serve as presidential small business management manager.

The Senate also advanced the nomination of former Trump official Kash Patel to lead the FBI during a procedural vote along the party’s line on Tuesday evening.

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