Posted on 12/16/2021 1:41:22 PM PST by DFG
Democrats are threatening hardball tactics as they try to break a blockade by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that has left dozens of President Biden’s State Department nominees in limbo.
Democrats and the conservative firebrand are struggling to make progress toward an agreement that would trade votes on some of Biden’s ambassador nominees for a vote on sanctions related to the construction of the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a longstanding goal for Cruz, who has ensnared nominations across the State Department, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID).
Absent a deal, Democrats are warning that they are willing to keep the Senate in Washington, D.C., heading into Christmas. Senators had been scheduled to leave town for the year on Friday, and the House left early Wednesday morning until January.
ADVERTISEMENT “Democrats are working to clear as much of the backlog as possible by consent. If we cannot make much progress, we may need to stay and hold votes on nominees this weekend and next week until we do,” said Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.).
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Call their bluff Senator Cruz
Is Cruz the next Majority leader or should it be Rand?
Either would be a massive improvement over Mitch.
The less time Congress is in DC, “working”, the better off Americans are.
The next Senate Majority Leader will be the current Senate Minority Leader.
Isn't this log rolling? And isn't log rolling illegal?
Can’t trust cruz.
Nothings illegal for them until a Federal judge says it is and then they look for an end run around it.
Why would sanctioning firms that Germany asked to build a gas pipeline be a basis to stop the US from having ambassadors to other nations?
Sounds like another stupid Cruz move.
Either would be a massive improvement over Mitch.
A pile of dog crap would too.
oh, so it’s been whiffle-ball up to now, it that it???
Why do they need Cruz to do anything there related to nominations.
Hard ball? More likely blue ball.
Honestly, I think it’s more important to block the Biden administration’s insane nominees than it is to give Russia a symbolic knuckle rapping.
Hold the line Ted! No deals of any kind (but feel free to string them along in the vain hope of one)!
Can’t trust ANY politician. But, as far as politicians go, Cruz is better than most.
Why is it only Ted Cruz and not every republicrat?
*Can’t trust cruz.*
I don’t either but then how do you keep him on a leash? It’ll be up to the other GOP senators-girlie men even less trustworthy.
Can you trust Rand? He wants to be POTUS too.
If we don’t replace the present “Minority” Leader, they will remain the Minority Leader.
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