Hilda Solis is now Secretary of Labor?

[realitythink]

Just heard Reid put the nomination through.

[backscatter712]

1. I'm not entirely sure what just happened.

It passed out of committee earlier. I believe Reid is scheduling Solis's nomination cloture vote.

[rwheeler31]

2. Without confirmation?

[MADem]

5. You can't do it without confirmation if the Senate is in session.

You can only do those "Captain Kangaroo" appointments during recess.

[TayTay]

3. No, someone has a hold on the nomination

Which means someone objects to the routine unanimous consent request to bring the nomination to the floor of the senate for discussion and a vote. So Senator Reid has filed a cloture motion in order to bring the measure up. Should that cloture motion get 60 votes, then the Senate has 30 hours to discuss the nomination and then proceed to a vote on whether or not she will be confirmed.

[Still Sensible]

4. No, Reid was just going over the schedule

of the issues that would be addressed once they return from their recess, which begins in a few minutes and ends at 10 a.m. on Monday the 23rd.

[MiniMe]

6. He brought it up and then set the schedule for when they get back

from the vote.