Posted on 01/01/2017 7:39:12 PM PST by usafa92
Democratic senators plan to aggressively target eight of Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees in the coming weeks and are pushing to stretch their confirmation votes into March - an unprecedented break with Senate tradition.
Such delays would upend Republican hopes of quickly holding hearings and confirming most of Trump's top picks on Inauguration Day. But Democrats, hamstrung by their minority status, are determined to slow-walk Trump's picks unless they start disclosing reams of personal financial data they've withheld so far, according to senior aides.
Incoming Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., has told Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that Democrats will hone in especially on Rex Tillerson, Trump's choice for secretary of state; Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Trump's choice for attorney general; Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., tapped to lead the Office of Management and Budget; and Betsy DeVos, set to serve as education secretary.
There's also Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services and oversee changes to Obamacare, who is set to be attacked by Democrats for his support for privatizing Medicare. Andrew Puzder, a restaurant executive set to serve as labor secretary, will face scrutiny for past comments on the minimum wage, among other policies. Steve Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs partner set to serve as treasury secretary, and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, Trump's pick to lead the EPA, will also be the focus of Democratic attacks, aides said.
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SPOT ON...and I’m betting that Trump is going to do exactly what you have laid out...re the “GOLD DUST TWINS”...McLame and Grahmnesty, as well as Chuckles Schumer.
Of course you and I and probably a whole LOT of others who are BORN and raised New York City "kids", understand Trump, which is WHY we like him. :-)
That’s a really GREAT movie...which I saw when it first came out...in a movie theatre...on the UES of Manhattan. :-)
She was the Secretary of Labor under W Bush and was quite conservative. The unions hated her and the dems in Congress berated her, so she must have been doing something right. She forced the unions to disclose their finances to the union members, something that had never been done before. The reason is the megaphone blowback that was expected. She was fine with that and won the battle. She’s fine. Don’t fret.
“Snookums”? LOL. You have anger issues. My statement stands. Manhattan is a socialist island in which the home boy, Trump got only 8% of the vote. What does that have to do with tourists? Manhattanites don’t like Trump and voted against him. Apparently, no one is allowed to have an opinion other than you.
Apparently, as far as YOU are concerned, nobody, but NOBODY, on the face of the earth knows anything but you. LOL
Your statements are bereft any any merit and everyone is laughing at them and at you. *snicker*
Manhattan ceased being America a long time ago. It is a part of greater NeoEuropa
I don’t really care who is laughing. I don’t need to bask in your approval, snookums.
‘Tis true.
WRONG...part of China, various Caribbean Islands, several West African nations ( that began in the early ‘70s ), and the detritus of other states. The Europeans amount to a teensy number...as do actual, full bore BORN THERE NATIVES.
No...you need, badly NEED, the attention...good/bad, but never INDIFFERENCE; you attenwhore. *giggle*
obama ruined recess appointments for future presidents forever with that mega-outrage re: the nlrb (iirc). another unanimous slap down from the SCOTUS
now the vacancy has to actually occur during a recess, and a transition almost certainly doesn’t qualify.
No, the court rejected that argument 9 to 0.
Scalia, who made that argument, even went along with the majority too.
read. then reply.
No hard feelings. Everyone makes mistakes. Next time you should read before you reply.
http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/national-labor-relations-board-v-noel-canning/
Scalia’s opinion (which reflects what you said) was not a dissent. (Hate to say it but I think his view is inaccurate.)
Especially those.
This, a thousand times!
While the government is shut down, Trump can have his hands full rescinding EVERY DAMN unconstitutional executive order put in place by Obamao. Every... Single... One!
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