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Caleb Cushing's Cabinet nomination was rejected three times in one day.. President John Tyler nominated Caleb Cushing for Secretary of the Treasury. Tyler had a contentious relationship with the Senate over his vetoes of legislation, and the Senate refused to confirm Cushing for this office on March 3, 1843 by a vote of 19–27.
Obama's eventual pick of Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) was officially announced on August 21, 2008, and confirmed by acclamation via parliamentary procedure amongst delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention on August 27, 2008.
United States presidents typically fill their Cabinets and other appointive positions with people from their own political party.The first Cabinet formed by the first president, George Washington, included some of Washington's political opponents, but later presidents adopted the practice of filling their Cabinets with members of the president's party.
The incoming administration has a distinctly Obama feel as the president-elect appears to be getting the old gang back together. Obama reunion? Biden fills Cabinet with former WH leaders [Video]
Obama’s seemingly calm and sober-minded decision to pick Biden made him seem well-equipped to lead, compared with the risky choice by McCain. Vance did not do any of the things Palin did.
Most of Trump's Cabinet picks easily won confirmation during his first 2017-2021 term in office. ... Democratic President Joe Biden's cabinet appointees took an average of 191 days to win ...
Joe Biden (9 C, 60 P) C. ... Pages in category "Obama administration cabinet members" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total.
But Biden's Cabinet-level selections produced 634 "no" votes, whereas Obama's generated 420, and Bush's sparked fewer than 100. ... about one-in-six of Obama's picks who faced a roll call vote ...