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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDo you realize that The Senate is still "opened" pro forma during this recess
to prevent Trump from filling cabinet vacancies to bypass Senate approval?
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)Is this confirmed or speculation?
no_hypocrisy
(46,234 posts)saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)Buckeyeblue
(5,502 posts)And then permanently appointments would have to be made and they would have to be confirmed.
no_hypocrisy
(46,234 posts)Remember how he kept the Senate opened during ALL recesses during eight years of Obama?
Buckeyeblue
(5,502 posts)MiniMe
(21,719 posts)And I think it was only 6 years under Obama. Obama had both chambers for the first 2 years, that is how we got the ACA through
no_hypocrisy
(46,234 posts)Happy Holidays!
MiniMe
(21,719 posts)catbyte
(34,484 posts)Did they do that last year, I wonder?
former9thward
(32,097 posts)Open for budget negotiations.
Polybius
(15,507 posts)Next January (2020) I believe. John Bolton was a recess appointment by Bush as a UN Ambassador. He was there like a year or so.
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)unless the Senate confirms them to the post during the term.
Bolton was appointed in August 2005 and stayed until the Senate went out of session in December 2006.
Polybius
(15,507 posts)My mistake, thanks for the info.
spanone
(135,900 posts)hlthe2b
(102,419 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)Igel
(35,369 posts)2naSalit
(86,839 posts)pwb
(11,294 posts).
former9thward
(32,097 posts)The Senate remains in session because of the budget negotiations. Nothing to do with Cabinet appointments.