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A Washington Post-IPSOS-ABC News poll conducted Feb. 12-17 found that 60 percent of respondents disapproved of how Trump is handling the job, including 47 percent who strongly disapproved.
"For 47 years, they've been talking and talking and talking. In the meantime, we've lost a lot of lives while they talk. Legs blown off, arms blown off, faces blown off.
That survey showed 50 percent of respondents disapproved of Trump’s overall job performance while 47 percent approved.
In 2020, because of the pandemic, the budget jumped 47 percent to $6.5 trillion, as both Democrats and Republicans supported the need for emergency funding.
They believe, by a margin of 47 percent to 39 percent, that gas prices are down over $1.50 from their peak.
Su became deputy secretary of Labor in July 2021 after being confirmed on a party-line, 50-47 vote in the Senate. Her work in government began as California labor commissioner in 2011.
That would make the 47-year-old the youngest person to wield the committee’s gavel in more than 100 years. As chairman, McHenry would pursue a conservative agenda.
The 47-51 vote is the latest obstacle for Cook, who would be the first Black woman to join the Fed board.
She was confirmed 61-36 by the full Senate, with 14 Republicans joining all 47 Democratic caucus members voting “aye.”
Since the end of June, Biden has seen his approval rating for handling COVID-19 sharply decline from 62 percent to 47 percent in the Washington Post-ABC News poll.
when former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin also had his confirmation hearing on Jan. 19, Democrats boycotted his committee vote and he wasn’t confirmed until 25 days later on Feb. 13, 2017 in a 53-47
While Yellen could be confirmed shortly after her hearing, according to Wyden, Mnuchin was confirmed on a party-line 53-47 vote 25 days after his confirmation hearing in 2017.
The Senate made Christopher Waller the first Federal Reserve Board nominee to be confirmed during a lame duck session, in a tight 48-47 vote Thursday. Republican Sen.
The absences of Grassley and Scott and opposition from three GOP senators has already led to the chamber failing to cut off debate on the nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve on a 47
The tally was 47-50, with McConnell voting “nay” to reserve his right to call it back up. Shelton’s unorthodox economic views managed to unite opponents from across the political spectrum.