Axios: Johnson doesn't rule out use of recess appointments

[Dennis Donovan]

Axios - Johnson doesn't rule out use of recess appointments

Avery Lotz
3 mins ago -
Politics & Policy

House Speaker Mike Johnson said "there may be a function" to facilitate the use of recess appointments to speed up the confirmation of President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees.

Why it matters: The process of adjourning the Senate to allow Trump to install his picks without congressional approval would mean the chamber would shirk its advice-and-consent role for cabinet confirmations.

-The president-elect demanded ahead of the Senate Republican leader race — from which Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) emerged victorious — that any senator seeking the position must agree to recess appointments, "without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner."
-Thune has expressed willingness to use the tool, saying "all options are on the table."

Driving the news: Johnson did not rule out the use of recess appointments in a "Fox News Sunday" interview, saying, "We'll have to see how it plays out."

-He pointed to "a very partisan atmosphere" in Washington that he believes could hinder the process of Senate confirmations, adding, "If this thing bogs down, it would be a great detriment ... to the American people."
-If the Senate refuses to recess but the House does, Trump would have the power to adjourn the entire Congress, Axios' Ivana Saric reports.

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[peregrinus]

1. So he's admitting that Congress will yield

It’s power to Trump. Absolutely disgusting. He’s a traitor.

[hlthe2b]

2. Since when does the House have a say over "advise and consent" over Presidential appointments?

Has he figured out that neither he, MTG, or his bastardized version of a "divine" entity are in the damned US Senate?

[W_HAMILTON]

8. That was my initial question.

"What the hell does the House have to do with presidential appointments in this situation?"

[Wiz Imp]

3. WHat the hell does Johnson have to do with a process that happens in the Senate?

What a pathetic piece of shit he is.

[BOSSHOG]

4. These nominees are so fucking horrendous

That the leadership of the Republican Party sees no reason to let the US citizenry in on the treachery. The right thing to do is let the convicted felon get what he wants. Says the Christian conservative spineless members of Republican leadership.

[EarthFirst]

5. "A very partisan atmosphere in Washington?"

How quickly we’ve abandoned the “mandate” narrative…

Cracks are forming; eh Mikey boy?

[Andy823]

6. Only the best for trump

best ass kissers that is!

[Bleacher Creature]

7. He has as much power in the Senate as I do.

And in case there was any doubt, I have none.