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The Democrats thought this problem was worth fixing back in 2023, when 62 percent of Biden administration nominees were being confirmed by or voice vote. The nominations process is broken. Senate Republicans and I are taking steps to fix it.

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I’m working with Senate Republicans to fix our nominations process so the Senate can get back to focusing on policy. Senate Democrats refuse, even though this will help the country, because they’re more consumed with opposing President Trump than fixing the problem.
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Leader John Thune

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We’ve confirmed President Donald J. Trump’ civilian nominees at double the pace of his first administration, despite President Trump being the only president on record to not have a single one confirmed by unanimous consent or voice vote. Even with historic obstruction from Democrats, we’re getting President Trump’s nominees confirmed.
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The Democrats are taking out Republicans and electing actual communists and this is who the Republicans have in the Senate to fight the battle. This is a problem. Everything that’s wrong with Washington, DC.
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Let’s force a vote now and put Democrats on the record: Will they vote to end the filibuster even when Republicans are in power? The Senate is so broken now — it would not be the end of the world to lose the filibuster.
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Senator Ron Johnson

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Senate Democrats are engaging in historic obstruction of President Donald J. Trump’s nominees. “Positions that used to fly through by voice vote or unanimous consent are now being treated and taken as political hostages.” -Sen. John Barrasso
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Senate Democrats are engaging in historic obstruction of President Donald J. Trump’s nominees. “Positions that used to fly through by voice vote or unanimous consent are now being treated and taken as political hostages.” -Sen. John Barrasso

Senate Republicans

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We have to fix what Democrats have broken. The alternative is that they keep blocking and delaying the president’s team from getting in place, leaving the administration short-staffed by hundreds of positions at the end of President Trump’s term. I’m taking steps to end it.
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We have to fix what Democrats have broken. The alternative is that they keep blocking and delaying the president’s team from getting in place, leaving the administration short-staffed by hundreds of positions at the end of President Trump’s term. I’m taking steps to end it.

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145 nominees are still awaiting Senate confirmation because Chuck Schumer and the Democrats froze the Senate floor. More than half of these nominees received bipartisan support in committees. Senate Republicans is prepared to change the rules and restore regular order.
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Sen. John Barrasso

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Democrats turned their back on the American people when they allowed millions of illegal immigrants to invade the country. President Donald J. Trump and Senate Republicans are committed to fixing the problem we inherited from Joe Biden. Until we abolish sanctuary cities and states, we will never be able to fully resolve the issue of illegal immigration.
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Democrats turned their back on the American people when they allowed millions of illegal immigrants to invade the country. President Donald J. Trump and Senate Republicans are committed to fixing the problem we inherited from Joe Biden. Until we abolish sanctuary cities and states, we will never be able to fully resolve the issue of illegal immigration.

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Ed Martin is a very good man and close friend of mine. We have some Republicans in the Senate who refused to vote for him. These Republicans are not willing to fight like Democrats, who confirmed countless radical nominees for Joe Biden. The country club wing of the Republican Party wants to look majestic as the string orchestra did when the Titanic was going down. Meanwhile, my MAGA wing is willing to throw opponents off the lifeboats. Thanks for having me, Benny Johnson.
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Ed Martin is a very good man and close friend of mine. We have some Republicans in the Senate who refused to vote for him. These Republicans are not willing to fight like Democrats, who confirmed countless radical nominees for Joe Biden. The country club wing of the Republican Party wants to look majestic as the string orchestra did when the Titanic was going down. Meanwhile, my MAGA wing is willing to throw opponents off the lifeboats. Thanks for having me, Benny Johnson.

🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸

87,564 views • 1 year ago

Congressman Jared Moskowitz says it best in the video below. Yes, we have issues at the border. No, these issues aren’t new to the Biden Administration. Yes, more people are attempting to come across the border now than under previous administrations, but the borders aren't more "open" now, except for Biden ending the harsh "remain in Mexico policy" and COVID restrictions expiring. The problem is that Republicans don’t want to fix the problem. Their goal isn’t to try and solve the issue now. Their goal is to use the issue to make Biden and Democrats look bad. They want to use the border to get Trump elected and then try and fix the problem when Trump is in office. The problem is, they didn’t fix the problem last time Trump was in office, even when they had both chambers of Congress.
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It’s far less defensible for Republicans to leave town with 144 Republican nominees unconfirmed than it would be for Democrats to do the same thing to Democratic nominees during a Democratic administration Democrats overwhelmingly predominate within the Deep State™️ As a result, when presidential nominees in a Democratic administration remain unconfirmed, Democrats still control the federal government by default But when Republican presidential nominees remain unconfirmed, Democrats retain control—even if voters have just resoundingly elected a Republican president That’s why we need the Senate to clear the confirmation backlog before taking any recess in August
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Mike Lee

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Senate Democrats have been slowing down Republican Presidential nominations since 2003. Today, I recounted the history on the Senate floor and how Democrats’ delay tactics have only increased. This obstruction is nothing new—now, Senate Republicans are doing something about it.
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Senate Democrats have been slowing down Republican Presidential nominations since 2003. Today, I recounted the history on the Senate floor and how Democrats’ delay tactics have only increased. This obstruction is nothing new—now, Senate Republicans are doing something about it.

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Leader John Thune

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