White House, Schumer Clash Over Confirmation Votes

[DonViejo]

Source: Roll Call




Administration raises scepter of special session for nomination votes

Posted Jul 10, 2017 4:11 PM
John T. Bennett
@John T. Bennett

The White House and Senate Democratic leaders clashed on Monday about what Trump administration officials are calling “unprecedented” blocking tactics of nominees from Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer — a charge the Senate Democratic leader scoffed at.

Marc Short, White House legislative affairs director, accused Senate Democrats of “conducting the slowest confirmation process in American history” and Schumer of running “an unprecedented campaign of obstruction.”

His comments came minutes after the White House, in a statement first email-blasted then handed out to reporters in the briefing room, charged Senate Democrats with “needless obstruction,” saying they are “refusing to confirm qualified nominations.”

Democrats are attempting to “obstruct the will of the American people and the President’s agenda,” according to the statement.

Read more: http://www.rollcall.com/news/white-house-schumer-clash-confirmation-votes

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. No more judicial confirmations. This is the last year of the Republican tRump Presidency. . . . nt

[spiderpig]

2. After 8 years of obstructing every single thing Obama tried to do?

They're ridiculous, yet entirely predictable.

[Chasstev365]

3. Slowest confirmation process in history?

Isn't that what Mitch McTreason did to President Obama?

Tell you what. Comfirm Merrick Garland and all tbe other federal court nominees the GOP blocked and then we'll talk. Until then, go fuck yourself!

[iluvtennis]

4. Rethugs trying to deflect attention from their treasonous actions with Russia.

[byronius]

5. It's unfair, I tell you! These are the best Russia can offer! Just give in!

Everything GOP is suspect forever.

[Achilleaze]

6. whine whine whine

the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief is upset that others are doing unto him as he has done unto them. Strange.

[maxsolomon]

7. why would he stop?

he's controlling the narrative and filling the media space with his noise. even this snip gives 4 sentences of trump's whinging and only says schumer "scoffed".

facts (such as: they haven't even nominated for many positions) are now irrelevant.

[sprinkleeninow]

11. The whiner-in-chief. Tables are turned on ya.

What. You don't like the feeling?
The repugnicants pulled this crap on Our Very True and Real President Obama for eight friggin years.
Are you still in the peoples' Oval Office?
Go blow!!

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Block them all.

[thesquanderer]

9. It's not unprecedented. It's unpresidented. (n/t)

[Blue Idaho]

10. The will of the people?

Don't make me laugh...

[BumRushDaShow]

12. The GOP runs all the committees in Congress (including those associated with confirmations)

So what's their problem?

[Xipe Totec]

15. The GOP Senators are way too busy not passing the repeal of Obamacare. nt

[TomCADem]

13. Is Trump Even Nominating Anyone?

This sounds like a smoke screen to justify the refusal to comply with disclosure requests for nominees.

[paleotn]

14. Poor snowflakes....

..having trouble pushing their patently unqualified appointments through Congress. And now whining about it. Sad.

Block 'em. Block every one of them.

[Egnever]

16. With a straight face?