Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Senate Republicans have recently implemented a policy to put a hold on several of President Joe Biden’s nominees. This decision was made in response to what they perceive as President Biden’s “radical lawfare” against former President Donald Trump and other political adversaries.
Vance, along with Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Eric Schmitt (R-MO), spearheaded this effort to impede the swift confirmation of approximately forty-eight of Biden’s nominees across various government positions.
These nominees include individuals for judicial roles, a nominee for the deputy undersecretary position in the Treasury Department, and a nominee for the general counsel position in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). As a result of this blockade, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will be required to invest a significant amount of time and effort to confirm these nominees. This announcement coincides with former President Trump’s scheduled meeting with House and Senate Republicans on Thursday.
The Senate Republicans said in a joint written statement:
“In a continuing response to the current administration’s persecution of President Donald Trump, we will not allow the fast-tracking of any Biden Article III court judicial nominees, as well as Biden U.S. attorney nominations. Further, we will not permit the fast-tracking of nominees who have suggested the Trump prosecutions were reasonable, endorsed President Trump’s guilt in these sham proceedings, joined or supported organizations that celebrated the indictment of President Trump, supported the “get-Trump” candidacy of Alvin Bragg, or supported lawfare or censorship in other ways. This complement to the pledge of May 31 will last until Election Day, when the American people will have the opportunity to decisively reject attempts to settle political disputes through the legal system. While it is not our intent to bring any single nominee into disrepute, if our rights are challengedon the floor of the U.S. Senate, we will prosecute a forceful public case using all the tools at our disposal. Every signer is pledged to defend against attempts to fast-track the confirmation of Biden nominees. This will be accomplished through a joint effort and not be reliant upon a single Member’s willingness to hold every nominee,” the senators added.
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