GOP senators block even routine Biden nominees

[bronxiteforever]

Sept 28, 2021
by CQ-Roll Call


WASHINGTON — The Senate started to make a dent in the backlog of President Joe Biden’s executive branch nominees Thursday, but the blanket GOP objections to even routine nominees at agencies like the State Department have left Democrats with difficult questions about prioritization.

… With Biden having formally nominated more than 450 people for roles requiring the Senate’s advice and consent and only seeing about 150 confirmed as of Sept. 20, the only way forward for Democrats may be longer days and weeks, since the Republican roadblocks show no signs of going way.

…”I’ve had plenty — over the course of 30 years of doing foreign policy work between the House and 16 years in the Senate — plenty of moments where I had a fundamental disagreement, a very strong one, with an administration about their policy,” Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., said in a floor speech before the time agreement was reached. “But I did not hold up the entire national security infrastructure of the State Department that puts at risk the nation.”

Democrats have been particularly critical of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who has a hold on positions across the national security infrastructure over the Biden administration’s handling of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

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https://bangordailynews.com/2021/09/28/national-politics/gop-senators-block-even-routine-biden-nominees/

[spanone]

1. the gqp is a criminal enterprise.

[Champp]

2. More people understanding that each day

The Republicans are a crime syndicate in bed with the darkside Russian money men and trolls in a campaign against US democracy.

[Tadpole Raisin]

3. Continued proof that the sole purpose of republicans is to block anything from being done.

Policy? What is that?

They enjoy the act of destroying democracy. They have nothing left to offer the public so they are full bore aiming at eliminating all checks and balances until they sweep in for a permanent power grab.

And the racist white nationalists who lay in wait biding their time, hiding their extreme authoritarian desires now see their opportunity. Having embedded themselves in the military, police, and all levels of government they just need to see the 2022 election through to regain control and eliminate the ability of honorable men and women from stopping them in their take over.

2020 was important but 2022 and 2024 will be the true tests. For some reason I’m thinking of The LOTR Galadriel’s quote: Do we leave middle earth to its fate? Do we let them stand alone?

[bronxiteforever]

5. +1 Policy? What is that?

Brilliant summary of the GOP. The GOP is a profoundly negative force that could care less about the lives of the people.

[NoMoreRepugs]

4. Never thought the Cold War would be with the

Republican Party.

[bronxiteforever]

6. +1 they won't even allow the staffing of National Defense offices.

[TheRealNorth]

8. Thats because they want sycophants in the military

So that the next time, there won't be a General Milley in place to stop Trump from shooting Democrats in the streets when the next coup comes.

[joetheman]

7. Joe should just appoint Acting positions. Trump did We have work to do. nt

[TheRealNorth]

9. +1

[Wounded Bear]

10. Well, we can't have those damn Democrats re-building what trump tore apart now, can we?

[Retrograde]

11. nd Schumer lets them?

Why didn't Democratic senators do the same with Donnie's nominees when they were in the minority? Or did Mitch not allow it?

[RussBLib]

12. we will probably hear the same excuse I've heard so many times

We (Democrats) don't want to stoop down to their (Republicans) level.

We're better than that.

The American people will see the difference.

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and so the Dems get creamed again

sigh