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Jose Garcia

(2,598 posts)
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 03:34 PM Jan 2017

Senate panel approves McMahon to lead Small Business Administration

Source: The Hill

The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee voted Tuesday to approve former World Wrestling Entertainment head Linda McMahon to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA).

The vote was 18-1, with the only "no" vote coming from Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.). The nomination now heads to the full Senate for a final vote.

McMahon faced friendly questions from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle during her confirmation hearing last week.

"It goes without saying that a nearly unanimous committee vote to approve her nomination shows that members from both sides of the aisle have great confidence that she is the right leader for the SBA," Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Small Business Committee, said in a release.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/finance/317149-senate-panel-approves-trump-pick-to-lead-sba

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Senate panel approves McMahon to lead Small Business Administration (Original Post) Jose Garcia Jan 2017 OP
All the other Dems were terrified of a cage match challenge if they voted no. CincyDem Jan 2017 #1
Booker is going to run for President in 2020 Jose Garcia Jan 2017 #3
"...great confidence she is the right leader"? yallerdawg Jan 2017 #2
IF she runs the SBA .... LenaBaby61 Jan 2017 #4
aren't the wwe wrestlers all doped up.... die at young ages because of the drugs they've used? Rene Jan 2017 #9
poor choice Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #5
We do not need anyone else from the pro wrestling world in politics. Dawson Leery Jan 2017 #6
They've Been Touting Themselves As Billionaires. . . ProfessorGAC Jan 2017 #7
The 1% is all the republican party gives a damn about Matthew28 Jan 2017 #8

CincyDem

(6,363 posts)
1. All the other Dems were terrified of a cage match challenge if they voted no.
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 03:36 PM
Jan 2017


Not sure, but there's something about Cory Booker that tells me this wouldn't be his first cage match. lol

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
2. "...great confidence she is the right leader"?
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 03:41 PM
Jan 2017


As in all the Corrupt One's choices, they are mostly laughable, inexperienced and unqualified - with major upside of casual privileged corruption!

If that's what you want, have at it!

LenaBaby61

(6,974 posts)
4. IF she runs the SBA ....
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 04:12 PM
Jan 2017

Like her husband runs the WWE, then the SBA is in trouble.

I can definitely SEE friends of McMahon's or people they do business with via wrestling getting SBA loans steered to them up their eyeballs--and McMahon will make SURE that THAT money will make it's way back TO the McMahon's.

ALL
of tRumputin's cabinet picks are billionaires who are not qualified to be heading the various cabinet agencies they've been appointed to lead. They're looking to REALLY line their pockets @ tax-payer's expense as quickly as they CAN-- and before the Illegitimate-in-Chief is impeached, because he's more than likely NOT going to survive a 4 year term.

ProfessorGAC

(65,076 posts)
7. They've Been Touting Themselves As Billionaires. . .
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 04:56 PM
Jan 2017

. . .for 20 years and now she's a friend of small business? That makes absolutely no sense.

Also, let's remember that was an inherited business. Not exactly a grass roots venture. Yeah, huge growth and an understanding of satellite media ahead of nearly everyone else (except Ted Turner), but still not a grass roots venture. A wrestling promotion in NY is not exactly a start up on a wish and a prayer.

Matthew28

(1,798 posts)
8. The 1% is all the republican party gives a damn about
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 04:57 PM
Jan 2017

So this is totally expected by the party of the billionaire....Poor people can die in the street as far as they're concern.

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