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'You guys made this happen': Dems find a way to stick it to a furious GOP
WASHINGTON — Republicans are debating whether to blow up Senate rules to quickly usher through dozens of President Donald Trump’s stalled nominees — or to adjourn at the end of the week, thereby allowing Trump to make recess appointments throughout the scheduled August break.
“I think we have a choice. Democrats either have to relent and let us do the nominees through [unanimous consent], or we've got to do it through recess appointments,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) told Raw Story.
Presidents are allowed to temporarily bypass the Senate nomination process and fill vacancies when Congress is out, appointments that expire at the end of the next congressional session.
Some veteran GOP senators are now warning against allowing Trump to use recess appointments, but they seem to increasingly be in the minority.
On the other side of the aisle, Democrats are debating whether to strike a deal allowing the confirmation of a slate of lower-level nominees. Even that has tensions boiling.
“There’s a lot of us in this caucus that want to f–––––- fight,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) told reporters at the Capitol Tuesday. “And what’s bothering me right now is we don’t see enough fight in this caucus.”
Republicans beg to differ.
“I think we have a choice. Democrats either have to relent and let us do the nominees through [unanimous consent], or we've got to do it through recess appointments,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) told Raw Story.
Presidents are allowed to temporarily bypass the Senate nomination process and fill vacancies when Congress is out, appointments that expire at the end of the next congressional session.
Some veteran GOP senators are now warning against allowing Trump to use recess appointments, but they seem to increasingly be in the minority.
On the other side of the aisle, Democrats are debating whether to strike a deal allowing the confirmation of a slate of lower-level nominees. Even that has tensions boiling.
“There’s a lot of us in this caucus that want to f–––––- fight,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) told reporters at the Capitol Tuesday. “And what’s bothering me right now is we don’t see enough fight in this caucus.”
Republicans beg to differ.
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