Senators Fed Up With Secret Blocks On Nominees
Yet another example of hyper-partisanship throwing a monkey wrench into the workings of government.
Democrats say the secret hold has never been used — or abused — as much as it has been since Obama was sworn in. At a comparable time in 2002 when George W. Bush was president and Congress left for its Memorial Day recess, only 13 nominations had been pending in the Senate for more than two days. This Memorial Day, 120 of Obama’s nominees awaited confirmation, and most were held up anonymously. The nominees who have gotten confirmed have had to wait on average more than 100 days after winning approval in committee.