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The Senate voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Deb Haaland to be the next interior secretary, bringing her one step closer to becoming the first Native American cabinet secretary.
The final vote was 54-42, with four Republicans joining all Democrats.
By a vote of 54-42, #senate invoked cloture on Executive Calendar #31 Debra Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior.
Republicans voting yes: Senators Collins, Graham, Murkowski & Sullivan.
Not voting: Senators Burr, Cassidy, Kennedy & Moran.
Pressed repeatedly on the ongoing crisis of migrant children at the US-Mexico border, Psaki said she doesn’t want to “play games with what it’s called.” She refused to call the situation a “crisis” even as a record number of children and teens are being held in detention cells for far longer than legally allowed. Instead she referred to it as “a vital human challenge at the border.”
She also pushed back on claims by Texas governor Greg Abbott, who has said some of these migrants are bringing the coronavirus into the US.
