Posted on 06/02/2018 6:43:07 AM PDT by cotton1706
This will be a weekly post.
Count remains at 39
Is there a reason they are dragging there feet on approving folks? Why not bring all pending nominations up for a voice vote and be done with it?
Besides, we have in-name-only Republican majorities and both houses, in all committees. Do they hate Trump so much or do they work so little that they just can’t see this one task through?
Mitch McConnell is the reason. He is basically the reason everything is slow walked. He’s someone who is a never Trump swap creature. Tells the voters one thing and does the opposite in Washington.
Besides, we have in-name-only Republican majorities and both houses, in all committees.
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They all claim to be rock solid Republican conservatives for the few months leading up to elections. Right after that they immediately revert back to being Republicrats. The same old thing is repeated every election cycle.
1 week of work and 51 weeks of Holidays ?
How many does he have to go. And at this rate will he get them filled during this term?
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/01/grassley-wants-to-confirm-trumps-judges/
...Senate Judic Cmte has been hard at work processing judges to fill the 147 judicial vacancies At evry turn it seems we are met w Democrat filibusters Lets work Friday/Saturday/August recess to get more done in the Senate & help the judicial branch do its job
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) June 1, 2018
Although 2017 saw Trump and congressional allies set a record for appeals court confirmations in the first year of a presidential term, Senate Republicans now must manage a burgeoning pool of nominees, who languish for months at a time between confirmation hearings and final approval on the Senate floor...
HOW many actual days in the year does Congress ACTUALLY convene???
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