Senate seeks deal on Trump nominees

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Senate seeks deal on Trump nominees
By Jordain Carney - 01/18/17 08:05 PM EST

Senate leaders are negotiating a deal that could allow votes on a number of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks on the day of his inauguration.

The talks are focused on key national security posts, including Trump’s nods to lead the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security.

“We’re discussing that with Senator McConnell right now,” Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters when pressed on how many nominees Democrats would allow to get a vote on Friday.

While Democrats do not have the votes to stop any of Trump’s nominees without GOP defections, they can slow the work of the Senate, making it difficult to move nominees. Democrats have just 48 votes in the Senate.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/314992-senate-seeks-deal-on-trump-nominees

[corbe]

   Trump needs to push McConnell aside and deal with his ol' friend Schumer, personally, maybe offer him NY Senator for life, through more campaign donations.

[EC]

   Trump needs to push McConnell aside and deal with his ol' friend Schumer, personally, maybe offer him NY Senator for life, through more campaign donations.

You nuts?

Schumer would blab immediately and you'd have the 1000 years of Dem rule you've been afraid of.

[corbe]

You nuts?

Schumer would blab immediately and you'd have the 1000 years of Dem rule you've been afraid of.

   Most times I think we've already crossed that threshold embodied in the Uniparty.

[EC]

   Most times I think we've already crossed that threshold embodied in the Uniparty.

You're not wrong, though the uniparty isn't an unholy mix of Dems and Repubs, but rather the damned bureaucracy. But it's nice to keep the illusion of two sides and some sort of control.