Sen. Pete Ricketts: Here's how we're returning to norms, overcoming Democrats' obstruction [View all]
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Pete Ricketts 42 mins ago
Nebraskans know that government should be effective and efficient. But in Washington, the gears are stuck. The Democrats are blockading the government. They are refusing to confirm nominees in a timely manner. Democrats are obstructing nominations just to score political points. They are risking Nebraskans’ safety. Without leadership, agencies underperform. Nebraskans won’t get the service they deserve. I’m fighting to make government work.
Historically, Democrats and Republicans have always cooperated to swiftly confirm a president’s nominees. Occasionally, high-profile or controversial nominees don’t make it through the expedited process. But the Senate has a tradition of quickly advancing most nominees.
Ninety percent of President Obama’s nominees were confirmed by voice vote or unanimous consent. For President Biden, it was 57%. President Trump is the first president in history not to have a single nominee confirmed in this way.
During the Biden administration, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that it’s important to quickly confirm nominees. He said that regardless of the party in the White House, both sides have long agreed that a president deserves to have his or her administration in place, quickly. But Schumer’s Senate Minority doesn’t believe that anymore.
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