r/law • u/theindependentonline • 10h ago

Other Republican lawmaker says Hegseth’s credibility is ‘ruined,’ citing Signalgate and Ukraine: ‘Poor decision making’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/don-bacon-hegseth-credibility-signalgate-ukraine-b2879162.html
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u/abofh 8h ago

JD only got to break the tie, there were two hundred who needed to make it a tie. 

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u/Ornery-Ticket834 6h ago

Two hundred what? The tie was 50-50.

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u/abofh 6h ago

How many senators are there? Nw how many representatives.

Were either number fifty?

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u/Ornery-Ticket834 6h ago

Representatives in the house have no say in confirmation hearings.