Republicans who vote for the Trump agenda more than 95% of the time, for instance. =>https://twitter.com/jeneps/status/919961681324855297 …
McConnell isn't slow-walking Trump's appointments. Congress is not designed to rubber stamp the exec branch.
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/14/politics/trump-nominees-confirmed-comparison/index.html … handy chart to use as a for-instance. part of this is Dem obstructionism, true, but McConnell controls calendar
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Trump has been slower to appoint than his predecessors. I've heard complaints about this from Trump supporters on the Hill.
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When Obama got elected, McConnell & Reid made a deal to get his nominees through in a timely manner in return for GOP amendments on bills
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Apples & Oranges. Obama was elected w/ more support than Trump. GOP was deeper minority but still had the 60-vote filibuster for noms.
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the part that's apples and oranges is that McConnell doesn't care about staffing Trump's govt now
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We'll never agree. But enjoy our sparring as always.
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I'm not trying to score a point, i'm seriously asking. What should Trump be doing to make the Senate vote on his nominees?
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I can give you an answer that applies more to everything across the board.
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slowest rate of appointments in 50 years running through August is not "well we're not a rubber stamp"
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