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Senate confirms billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as Trump's Commerce secretary

Ross, who had been spoken of positively by members of both parties, was approved by a 72-27 vote on Monday. So far, the Senate has confirmed 15 out of 22 Trump Cabinet or Cabinet-level picks requiring confirmation. Ref. USAToday

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The green light came nearly three months after Trump first tapped the famed investor for his cabinet.

But the confirmation vote was not without controversy.

Democrats pushed for answers on Ross' role as vice chairman of the Bank of Cyprus, which has links to Russia. Minutes before the vote, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer protested the White House's refusal to release written answers from Ross about the bank. Ross has indicated he will step down from the Bank of Cyprus after he takes office.

Ross is expected to be sworn in on Tuesday prior to Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress. Ref. CNN.

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Finally a little bit of bipartisinsin support. Of course, some of the partisanship is due to President Trumps picks. Some is due to the amount of obstruction the Republicans inflicted on President Obama through his presidency as payback, and some is strictly politics by the Democrats. Everyone is dirty.

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Politics is a dirty game. I would never want to participate in it. It's so viscious now that for the most part only the power hungry get into it. Most people aren't willing to have their life back through the 2nd grade scrutinized like it is done now.