Appointment Hostages The number of presidential nominees being held hostage in the U.S. Senate is notable for several reasons:
Placing a hold on an appointee is typically a tactic used against the White House by the opposing party in the Senate, but now it is being actively exercised by Republicans against their own party’s leader. Many of the holds relate to trade or agriculture such as the following:
- Senator Jeff Flake (R-Arizona) is holding up Chief Agriculture Negotiator-designee Gregg Doud because U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Lighthizer has yet to respond to him on the ill effects of the proposed expedited safeguard for perishables in the NAFTA renegotiation. - Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) is blocking two U...
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