Chuck Schumer: Democrats will seek to delay votes on Trump Cabinet nominees in response to executive order

[SirLinksALot]

SOURCE: BUSINESS INSIDER

URL: http://www.businessinsider.com/schumer-democrats-delay-votes-on-trump-cabinet-nominees-executive-order-immigration-2017-1

by Maxwell Tani


Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Monday that Democrats were hoping to delay votes on President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks in protest of his Friday executive order barring people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US.

The New York Democrat said on the "Today" show that what he described as Trump's "appalling" order would encourage lone-wolf-style attacks in America, and he pledged that Democrats would introduce legislation later Monday evening to repeal the ban.

"This evening I will ask for a vote on the floor of the Senate to repeal this," Schumer said, saying that Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California drafted a bill to repeal the ban.

He continued: "I hope that Mitch McConnell allows that vote. Already, 11 Republicans, not just the ones you've shown, have already spoken out against it. We should repeal this, and then we should sit down, and in a careful, thoughtful way we need to tighten up things against terrorism."

Schumer also said Democrats would seek to delay the vote on Rex Tillerson for secretary of state as well as other Cabinet nominees.

"I'm going to ask for a delay, whether McConnell grants it, you know, they run the Senate," Schumer said, adding, "I think we're going to ask about it for just about every one."

When "Today" host Matt Lauer said Senate Republicans would push back, Schumer interjected.

"Oh, please," he replied. "This is so important to America. Aren't the American people entitled to know the positions of these Cabinet people before they come in?"

Trump lashed out at Schumer for seeking to delay Cabinet votes.

During a business roundtable on Monday, the president said Democrats were "not behaving well at all" and mocked Schumer for crying while decrying Trump's immigration order onstage with refugees from Iraq and Syria on Sunday.

"I'm going to ask him who is his acting coach," Trump said. "I know him very well — I don't see him as a crier."

[Bigun]

When the rats are this agitated someone must be doing something VERY good!

[txradioguy]

Chuck Schumer: Democrats will seek to delay votes on Trump Cabinet nominees in response to executive order

Careful Chuckie...that slow roll thing can work both ways.

[Bigun]

Let's see what Mitch does!  I KNOW what he should do!

[txradioguy]

Let's see what Mitch does!  I KNOW what he should do!

Yeah but we both know what the Kentucky Turtle is going to do.

[Bigun]

Yeah but we both know what the Kentucky Turtle is going to do.

Maybe he will surprise us this time.  I won't be holding my breath but it's possible!

[truth_seeker]

Rule change time. Go nuclear.

[Bigun]

Rule change time. Go nuclear.

Not necessary yet!  Just announce that the senate will be working 16 hours a day 7 days a week until every last one of Trump's appointees has had an up or down vote!  If he did that things would be resolved very quickly!

[SirLinksALot]

NOTE THE DATE OF THIS TWEET FROM THE SCHMUCK AND WHAT HE SAID THEN

[RetBobbyMI]

Not necessary yet!  Just announce that the senate will be working 16 hours a day 7 days a week until every last one of Trump's appointees has had an up or down vote!  If he did that things would be resolved very quickly!

Won't work. McTurtle won't work more than 16 hours in a week. Go nuclear and sideline the smucks. While their at it eliminate the unanimous consent rule. The senate can change rule with a simple majority.

[HonestJohn]

Not necessary yet!  Just announce that the senate will be working 16 hours a day 7 days a week until every last one of Trump's appointees has had an up or down vote!  If he did that things would be resolved very quickly!

No Congressman will vote for that, regardless of party!

[Bigun]

No Congressman will vote for that, regardless of party!

I don't belive that they get that luxury.  I believe that the majority leader sets the schedule and that's that.  As to Mitch actually doing that,  lets just say I'm not holding my breath.