[ConservativeMind]

Harry Reid started the whole “pro forma” use concept when he was Senate Majority Leader under Bush. McConnell can stop it. When both Houses of Congress fail to agree on a time to adjourn, the president can force Congress to adjourn. McConnell loves to agree with the Democrats to keep using Reid’s trick to stop Trump from making recess appointments.

Congressional Institute (Non-Profit) blog:
https://www.congressionalinstitute.org/2012/01/16/pro-forma-procedural-wars/

It is the Senate Leader who determines this practice and Republicans, as the majority, can even rewrite this further.

This is a short article describing how the Senate Majority Leader was using this against 0bama:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/pro-forma-senate/474930/

Yes, the minority has been proven to be able to use this tactic, but again, this can be completely neutered by McTurtle using the above options.

[Deplorable American1776]

Ivanka is doing a great speech... Daughter is mad Barron didn’t make aspeech.

[Pollard]

Wish they’d stay away from the covid subject

[mrsmith]

Politics is compromise- that’s a good thing overall.
Mitch’s agreement to force judicial appointments through makes up for he, and his caucus, not doing something extraordinary to get more appointments through.
Anyway, the subject has been well covered thanks.