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Majority Leader John Thune announced that the Senate will vote Thursday on a Republican-led alternative to Democrats’ three-year extension of soon-to-expire enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits.
With the partisan exercise behind them, some senators are expressing tepid optimism about a path forward on a health care compromise.
During his Dec. 3 confirmation hearing, Isaacman received strong bipartisan backing. Committee Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) both praised the nominee and expressed hope for confirmation before year's end.
If all four men are confirmed, two spots on the nine-member board will remain vacant. One remaining nominee for a spot on the TVA board, Lee Beaman, recently went before a Senate committee for a hearing at which he was grilled by Senate Democrats. One week after the hearing, a vote on his nomination was postponed.
After the Indiana Senate voted to reject the redistricting plan on Thursday, Dec. 11, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith took to X, formerly Twitter, to take aim at the Republicans who voted against the redistricting,