A Senate committee will begin hearings this week on 13 Cabinet nominees chosen by President-elect Donald Trump.
Senate Republican leaders are tasked with helping Trump quickly remove all 13 nominees from committees for a vote in the full Senate.
Senate Minority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) tells President Trump that Democrats will do everything in their power to bypass any obstacles that exist, even if it means forcing senators to work on Fridays. I promised.
“All that is required is for one Democratic senator to refuse to agree to confirm any of these nominees on short notice. “It would take several days of legislative time to do so,” Punchbowl News said. reported Monday.
Committee hearings will be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and will feature 13 of President Trump's top picks to run key aspects of the government.
Tuesday:
- Doug Collins, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Pete Hegseth, Department of Defense
- Doug Burgum, Department of the Interior
Wednesday:
- Kristi Noem, Department of Homeland Security
- Pam Bondi, Department of Justice
- Sean Duffy, Department of Transport
- John Ratcliffe, CIA
- Marco Rubio, State Department
- Chris Wright, Department of Energy
- Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget
Thursday:
- Scott Turner, Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Lee Zeldin, Environmental Protection Agency
- Pam Bondi, Day 2 of Senate Judiciary Committee
- Scott Bessent, Treasury Department
punch bowl news reported About the scheduled hearing:
Must-see TV: The main event is Pete Hegseth's Confirmation hearing held Tuesday morning in the Senate Armed Services Committee. Hegseth, who was nominated by President Trump to be secretary of defense, faces allegations of sexual and financial misconduct, as well as questions about his qualifications to serve as defense secretary.
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What Senate Republicans want President Trump's national security nominee is expected to be approved on or near day one, but Democrats are determined to expose what they see as unsuitable candidates for Hegseth. It is virtually guaranteed that Democrats will not agree to rush Hegseth's nomination to the House, even if it is clear that he will get the votes needed for confirmation.
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another candidate Hearing may become unstable pam bondi President Trump nominates attorney general. Bondi will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and Thursday. Bondi will face questions about her independence from Trump, given that she represented the president-elect in his first impeachment trial.
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter for Breitbart News and a former RNC war room analyst. He is the author of The Politics of Slave Morality. Follow Wendell “×” @WendellHusebø or society of truth @WendellHusebo.
