Well, it wasn’t quite the 98-1 confirmation blowout of Gen. James Mattis as Secretary of Defense, but retired Gen. John Kelly still won confirmation 88-11 as the next head of the Department of Homeland Security:
The Senate confirms John Kelly to become DHS secretary with an 88-11 vote
— Ted Hesson (@tedhesson) January 20, 2017
Here are the 11 no votes, all Dems:
11 nays on Kelly DHS nomination. All Dems. Blumenthal Booker Cortez-Masto Gillibrand Harris Heinrich Merkley Udall Van Hollen Wyden Warren
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 20, 2017
Here is the final roll call on confirmation for John Kelly as Sec of Dept of Homeland Security- 88-11. https://t.co/0H69ua15Ia pic.twitter.com/6XnZsESagI
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) January 20, 2017
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Related:
98-1: Guess who was the lone no vote against Gen. James Mattis as Defense Secretary https://t.co/hu2SqxbQbc
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 20, 2017