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One thing is clear: We must act quickly and decisively to get the president's Cabinet and other nominees in place as soon as possible to start delivering on the mandate we've been sent to execute, and all options are on the table to make that happen, including recess appointments,
Thune said over the weekend
All of the sudden he found fame because he opposed the Speaker of the House back in November,
he concludedI cannot see the Senate confirming someone whom the House and DOJ have investigated and who could have faced expulsion from the House,
he explainedI completely trust President Trump's decision-making on this one.
He notedI made a list last night of 11 names of senators that I think are most likely to say no to both of these appointments, particularly Gaetz,
said McCaskill
You’ve got Mitch McConnell. Mitch McConnell is not going to run again,
she continuedAnybody who thinks the FBI can’t get what the ethics committee has in the House has never been subjected to a background check,
she saidRudman is also a die hard Trump guy, he’s one of the few that are not afraid or ashamed to tell you that the 2020 election was indeed stolen from Donald Trump,
the political operative said
I must admit my phone has really been blowing up with texts and calls from many I respect since Congressman Gaetz was announced as President Trump’s pick for Attorney General,
she wrote
I would say it’s premature to count votes, but there are a lot of questions.”
Asked if Gaetz has the votes to be confirmed, Cornyn said
What we’re going to do is make sure that we are processing his nominees in a way that gets them into those positions so they can implement his agenda. How that happens remains to be seen,
Thune saidA confirmed appointee and a recess appointee have the same legal authority and receive the same rate of pay.”
According to a 2015 Congressional Research Service reportIt’s not [for] us to determine that,
he said on Fox News
The Constitution also gives the President (if he has enough allies in Congress) a way to force a recess.”
The majority opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer and joined by the liberal justices and Justice Anthony Kennedy included one line addressing this very scenarioThis is what they did four years ago, and we cannot let it happen again,
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Gaetz won't get confirmed, everybody knows that,
McCarthy said in an interview on "The Asia Trade."I wanted — I asked for his views and he gave them to me,
Trump saidI don’t think it’s a serious nomination for the attorney general,
Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said
I don't think that Trump administration switches will trouble this court too much. My guess is that most or all of the administration's switches will align with positions of a majority on the court, and that they'll be happy to have a solicitor general who puts those positions before them,
University of Illinois Chicago law professor Steve Schwinn saidOne would not see a Trump administration seeking to advance arguments that would protect the interests of trans individuals and trans children,
Georgetown University law professor Michele Goodwin said