Posted on 02/23/2025 3:19:09 AM PST by Libloather
The Senate GOP has been working in overdrive to confirm key officials for President Donald Trump's administration faster than his predecessors.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Republicans in the upper chamber have successfully approved 18 of the 22 Cabinet positions.
The most recent was former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who was confirmed to lead Trump's Small Business Administration (SBA).
With the successful confirmation of Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick last week, the 17th official put in place, Republicans and Trump officially outpaced former President Joe Biden, who had just seven nominees confirmed at the same point in 2021.
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso's office pointed out that former President Barack Obama had only 16 Cabinet officials confirmed by February 18, 2009, during his first term, meaning that Trump outpaced him as well with Lutnick's confirmation.
His office noted that 17 Cabinet nominees were not confirmed for Obama in 2009 until he had been in office for 36 days, citing official congressional records. Biden did not see 17 Cabinet nominees confirmed for 56 days.
The GOP-led Senate confirmed Kash Patel as FBI director last week, giving Trump another win, even though Patel is not a member of the president's Cabinet.
"By the end of today, we will have confirmed 18 of President Trump’s nominees. These nominees are bold and well-qualified," Barrasso said on the Senate floor before Patel's vote.
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Interesting, I thought the process was being delayed and that it was going slower, but I guessed wrong.
So grateful for RFK as HHS, but there are some non-cabinet health officials who I am extremely keen on seeing in power: Marty Makary MD being one.
Trump was elected with a mandate to govern. Senators opposing his nominees don’t like living in a democratic republic.
This would not happen if McConnell was still Majority Leader.
Noted but don’t sit on your laurels senators and reps. You have many miles to go before you sleep.
Interesting.
"But he's not even a doctor". And she was actually screaming when she said it.
She realizes that one of the problems is "Doctors" over prescribing...right??
Kash is the only one I really cares about. I hope he had a really productive weekend.
I’m hoping that the Surgeon General lady is not confirmed. I can’t see how she and RFK will co-exists considering her love of masks, vaxes, social distancing, etc. This could be a problem.
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