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.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Mitch better grow a pair....otherwise it will look like Frist and DeLay
I am not cynical like you are. I believe Chao's nomination to be Transportation secretary was because she was the best among the candidates and is definitely conservative. But if that is why Trump picked her, McConnell still has to abide by the rules of the senate regardless of what you think about it. There can be 30 hours of hearings for each nominee and the dems have said they will have the 30 hours of hearing. Sometimes things are black and white and should be easy to understand. Trump has no say in how the Senate conducts its business. He can persuade - he can ask for deference - he can ask the dems to bypass the 30 hours of hearings, but he can't make them do it and they will do it.
I hope Trump has an early meeting with them in the WH to set them straight on how things are going to be.
Well, Trump has more important issues than cabinet nominees to use that type of threat. That threat is used on big pieces of legislation, not on nominees.
Good luck with that, commies.
I believe you’ll find DU on the other side of the room.
‘Repukes’ is DU dialect.
WTF are they going to do? Vote in the majority? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOSERS!!!!!!
>>>That is simply not true.<<<
I believe the Poster was being facetious. Just sayin’...
Dumbass Harry Reid changed the rules in the middle of the game to appease the clown in the WH. Ain’t it a bitch that his rules will be used against his former party.
Hopefully, McConnell will fall in line with Trump. He won’t want to be solely responsible for Elaine Chao being told “YOU’RE FIRED!”
Trump and his VP Mike Pence, President of the Senate, will squash Schumer like a bug. This will be fun to watch.
Sure, the Dems can delay, the twin morons, McLame and Linda Gramnesty can shall throw in with the Dem s, but it no longer matters all that much.
Mitch is worthless. Trump will do it on his own while Pence will apply more subtle pressure.
Then you are the naive one.
Want to figure out what is going on. Watch the Godfather again. Then watch the House of Cards, British version.
If you TRULY believe what you wrote, you’re a political naif and then some.
“... McConnell has to abide by the rules of the senate ...”
-
The senate sets its “rules” by a simple majority vote.
The Democrats are Islamic sympathizers and seditionists.
“... Just Sayin’ ...”
-
I’m not so sure about that...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.