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Portland Press Herald: Sen. Collins wants full confirmation process for Trump appointees
Portland Press Herald - (archived: https://archive.md/bLRFv ) Sen. Collins wants full confirmation process for Trump appointees
In a 15-minute interview with the Press Herald, Maine's senior senator also talked about some of President-elect Donald Trump's early moves and policy goals.
Posted 3:20 PM
Updated at 4:38 PM
Randy Billings
Press Herald
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she doesn’t support pushing through any of President-elect Donald Trump’s appointees without having full congressional hearings and background checks.
Trump has made it clear that he wants to use recess appointments to ensure his appointees are confirmed, and incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, has not ruled that out.
But Maine’s Republican senator said in a 15-minute interview with the Press Herald on Friday that all of Trump’s nominees should undergo a thorough – and expeditious – confirmation process.
“It is so important that we not shortchange the confirmation process for Cabinet appointments in particular,” Collins said. “I do not agree with the president that we should forgo background checks and have recess appointments where we would not have hearings on these very important appointments.
“At the same time, President(-elect) Trump is right. He has the ability to nominate whomever he wishes, and the process should not be drawn out. It should be a fair, thorough and expeditious process, and that’s what I believe should occur.”
With the Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate, Collins is lined up to chair the Senate appropriations committee, where she could play a key role negotiating federal spending. She also said this week that she’s planning to run for reelection in two years. That means she is likely to be under the microscope, especially given her complicated relationship with Trump, who she voted to impeach after the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Some of Trump’s early picks have raised concerns.
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In a 15-minute interview with the Press Herald, Maine's senior senator also talked about some of President-elect Donald Trump's early moves and policy goals.
Posted 3:20 PM
Updated at 4:38 PM
Randy Billings
Press Herald
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she doesn’t support pushing through any of President-elect Donald Trump’s appointees without having full congressional hearings and background checks.
Trump has made it clear that he wants to use recess appointments to ensure his appointees are confirmed, and incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, has not ruled that out.
But Maine’s Republican senator said in a 15-minute interview with the Press Herald on Friday that all of Trump’s nominees should undergo a thorough – and expeditious – confirmation process.
“It is so important that we not shortchange the confirmation process for Cabinet appointments in particular,” Collins said. “I do not agree with the president that we should forgo background checks and have recess appointments where we would not have hearings on these very important appointments.
“At the same time, President(-elect) Trump is right. He has the ability to nominate whomever he wishes, and the process should not be drawn out. It should be a fair, thorough and expeditious process, and that’s what I believe should occur.”
With the Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate, Collins is lined up to chair the Senate appropriations committee, where she could play a key role negotiating federal spending. She also said this week that she’s planning to run for reelection in two years. That means she is likely to be under the microscope, especially given her complicated relationship with Trump, who she voted to impeach after the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Some of Trump’s early picks have raised concerns.
/snip
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