Earlier this morning,
Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) pushed forward two of
President Trump’s Cabinet picks, advancing their nominations despite a
Democratic boycott. The Republican Senator
from Utah suspended rules that require at least one member of the minority
party to be present for the committee to vote on a nominee, allowing him to go
around that requirement. Joining me
today to talk all about the move and Democrats efforts to delay or derail
Trump’s Cabinet nominees is Jennifer Bendery, the White House and Congressional
Reporter for The Huffington Post.
Last night, President
Donald Trump announced that he is nominating federal appeals court Judge Neil
Gorsuch to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the late Antonin
Scalia. The seat was supposed to have
been filled by former President Obama’s nominee, but thanks to Republican
tactics they were able to stall the nomination for almost a year. Joining me today to talk all about Judge Neil Gorsuch and the efforts of Democrats to return the favor to Republicans by
delaying or denying the nomination is Ian Millhiser, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund
and the Editor of ThinkProgress Justice.
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