Sentence examples similar to confirm nominee from inspiring English sources

3 The Senate could confirm nominees to head the Election Assistance Commission.

The Senate should refuse to confirm nominees who do not take Congressional power seriously.

With the election approaching, the White House may pressure the Senate to confirm nominees more quickly.

The filibuster, or extended debate, prevents the Republicans from using their slim majority to confirm nominees.

But McConnell never said he would not confirm nominees before midterm elections in the second year of a presidency.

But once such speeches end, the majority will be able to confirm nominees without needing bipartisan support.

The Constitution provides for recess appointments in emergencies that arise when Congress is absent and can't quickly confirm nominees.

It provides legal cover for the Republican's sore-loser strategy, whereby they refuse to confirm nominees to whichever agencies they consider ideologically anathema.

The administration has had little success in persuading the Senate to confirm nominees for several other financial regulatory posts, although some recent appointments are pending.

Many of the top jobs in the Justice Department are vacant as a result of retirements or Senate refusals to confirm nominees.

But the Senate has been unable to confirm nominees for the F.A.A. job who have been selected heading into an election year.