Posted on 01/22/2025 3:23:38 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Top Senate Republicans are vowing to stay in session until all of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees are confirmed — a pledge that could keep senators in Washington for weeks due to Democratic delay tactics.
“We’re not intending to go on recess,” said Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the No. 2 Senate Republican. “We want to get the entire Cabinet confirmed before we talk at all about going into a recess.”
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in a Tuesday night tweet that “Senate Republicans are ready to work as long as needed to confirm President Trump’s nominees. Nights. Weekends. Recesses.”
The GOP’s vow to grind through Trump’s cabinet picks in the face of Democratic slow-walking comes after the president floated the idea of using recess appointments as a fall-back option during a Tuesday meeting with Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson, reviving an idea that has caused some heartburn with some Senate Republicans.
By keeping the Senate in session, GOP leaders would in effect block Trump from making recess appointments, which are temporary and expire at the end of each yearly congressional session.
“Our goal is to get them confirmed here on the floor of the United States Senate,” Barrasso said when asked about the controversial procedural move.
In 2017, Trump’s final Cabinet nominee wasn’t confirmed until late April. The Senate’s first recess is currently scheduled for mid-March.
Trump’s revival of potential recess appointments comes as the Senate is currently slogging through three of his first nominees: John Ratcliffe to be CIA director, Pete Hegseth to be Defense secretary and Kristi Noem to be DHS secretary. Though Democrats can’t sink any nominee on their own, they do have the ability to eat up days of floor time.
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Then quit letting Dens put holds on them. F your archaic Senate “Rules”. Screw the Dems.
They’d screw you Thune.
Recess appointments would work if the usual rino suspects remain recalcitrant.
Why am I liking Thune lately?
Am I bad? Is something wrong with me?
Help.
The republicans should be able to ram Trump’s cabinet through and should. Letting democrats delay and obstruct in ANY way is purely on the shoulders of the republican f’ing party!
Private sector employees are expected to get their work done, even if they have to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
There is no reason the United States Senate should have a lower standard. Ever.
There’s no slogging. Vote yes or no and move to the next candidate. The is deliberate democrat fu%*ery afoot.
how about no sleep?
Cute they think we are stupid. This is supposed to sound like tough talk, what they are actually saying is just like last time they are going to refuse to give Trump any recess appointments
Thune’s mask is that keeping the Senate in for the long-haul precludes President Trump from making ‘recess appointments’.
the GOP acts like the Dems are the ones in power, they are NOT..WE have the majority, PERIOD, CONFIRM THEM ALL ALREADY GEEZ
Is anyone surprised by that?
Excellent idea!
Someone needs to take Cocaine Mitch to the gym for a little workout on the Reid treadmill before the Hegseth vote.
Murky, bish is well known POS and Alaska can’t seem to let her go.
Collins - what a useless sack of skin she is...
Schiff is a Senator. They have the lowest standards, ever.
Just go on recess in Senate and House and let Trump appoint them as a recess appointment if they want to play games.
There is no reason the United States Senate should have a lower standard. Ever.
Trump to the Senate: “I’ve upped my standards, now up yours!”
They delay? Punish them.
They put obstacles in his way? Blast thru them.
They harass the nominees? Harass them back.
They mock the President? Mock them and insult them right back.
Offense, offense, offense. Fight, fight, and keep fighting.
Let Collins go. Heck, campaign for her Dem opponent in 26.
Go after Ossoff in GA. Or Mark Warner in VA.
The Democrats are not looking good in these hearings. Hold their feet to the fire!
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