HAS MCCONNELL FINALLY HAD ENOUGH OF DEMOCRATIC OBSTRUCTION?

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Power Line
Paul Mirengoff
Apr. 12, 2018

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has finally displayed a sense of urgency in getting President Trump’s nominees confirmed. Earlier this week, he warned Senate Democrats that, if necessary, he would force senators to remain in session on Friday and possibly during the weekend to confirm a slate of six Trump nominees. The slate includes a nominee for a seat on the National Labor Relations Board, for the number two job at the Department of Labor, for a key post at the Environmental Protection Agency, and two nominees for district court judgeships.

McConnell’s new found aggression seems to be working. Today, the Senate confirmed Pat Pizella as Deputy Secretary of Labor. Pizella, a good pick, prevailed via the traditional Trump-era landslide vote — 50-48.

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[Smokin Joe]

I think it is a little late to call it a 'sense of urgency'. That'd be like hurrying out the door to return a library book that was a few months overdue....